LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O) has agreed to stop using threats and unfair discounts to block its rivals, resolving a costly, high-profile legal battle over accusations it illegally ...

TIMBOROA, Kenya - Enthusiastic voters, many wrapped in colorful traditional blankets, waited for hours Wednesday to cast ballots on a new constitution that could spell a new era for Kenya - curtailing the president's enormous powers and giving citizens ...

The daughter of Rudy Giuliani, the former federal prosecutor and one time presidential candidate, was arrested today when she allegedly tried to shoplift cosmetics, according to police.

The reviews aren't here yet, but first impressions of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 have popped up all around the Web. We've rounded up some of the most interesting observations from the bigger names in smartphone and tech coverage.

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The use of powerful drugs to treat complaints of chronic pain, and fake names on prescriptions for celebrities are central issues in the trial of Anna Nicole Smith's last two doctors and her ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A scan of all the human DNA has turned up 95 genes that affect blood cholesterol, including a few affected by drugs on the market and others that might be the basis of new drugs, ...

NEW YORK -- Blue Jays catcher John Buck exited Wednesday's game against the Yankees in the fifth inning after being struck on the right hand by a foul ball off the bat of Alex Rodriguez.

Warren Buffett announced Wednesday that nearly 10% of the wealthiest Americans listed in the current Forbes 400 have committed at least half of their entire net worth to charitable causes.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US House of Representatives will cut short its summer recess in hopes it can approve billions of dollars in aid for states and prevent teacher layoffs, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Bush administration's "misguided" policies are to blame for huge US budget deficits, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner charged on Wednesday as he sought to build an election-year ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans have in recent weeks suggested that Congress should reconsider so-called "birthright citizenship" - that is, the policy of granting US citizenship to anyone born in the country, even if their ...

UNIFIL confirms IDF soldiers remained on Israeli side of border; US says Lebanese fire was 'wholly unjustified and unwarranted.

Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez pitches against San Francisco at Coors Field on Wednesday. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post) The Rockies are hitting the road.

(CNN) -- Recovery efforts are underway in Pakistan where monsoon rains and severe flooding washed away tens of thousands of homes and killed as many as 1500 people.

By Tony Dejak, AP By Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Veteran center Shaquille O'Neal, 38, signed a two-year deal with the Boston Celtics Wednesday, giving the Celtics another piece to their version of a super-team, albeit older than the one the Miami Heat ...

Google has officially announced that it will no longer be developing Wave as a standalone product, citing a lack of user adoption.

The new obesity report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not just appalling, it's unsurprising. And as such, it's appallingly unsurprising.

'I think she deserves it, like, to the fullest extent,' Gaga's former tourmate and fellow nominee tells MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena "I think that's incredible," he told MTV News about Gaga's record-setting nods.