Job seekers at a career fair this week in Denver. The private sector added jobs in August, the government said. By MOTOKO RICH American businesses added more jobs in the last three months than originally estimated, calming fears of a double-dip ...

Denis Istomin left skid marks on Arthur Ashe Stadium Court, stark evidence of how hard he was trying. Istomin, a 23-year-old from Uzbekistan who is coached by his mother, drew applause from his opponent, Rafael Nadal ...

Thursday's fire caused no leak or injuries; its cause is still being investigated. But the incident resounds through the oil-dependent region, and on Capitol Hill.

Barry Zito pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (09-03) 04:00 PDT Los Angeles - -- Whether it was coincidence or cause-and-effect, the Giants' starters got a whole lot better after general manager Brian ...

It's official: Kara DioGuardi is off American Idol. With the exit of Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres, Kara's departure leaves only Randy Jackson on the judges' panel for the new season.

A convicted research scientist was stopped at Miami International Airport after screeners found a suspicious-looking metal canister in his luggage.

Commissioner Roger Goodell, satisfied that the Steelers quarterback has stayed out of trouble and followed the league's guidelines, reduces the suspension from six games.

Arshad Butt/AP By SALMAN MASOOD ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A blast detonated by a suicide bomber ripped through a Shiite protest, the second such attack in three days, in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 53 people, ...

Utah has the country's second-lowest participation rate in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, a persistent problem propelling the state's uninsured rate, shows a new report.

By JPOST.COM STAFF AND BLOOMBERG NEWS Clinton declares peace is within Israeli and Palestinian interests; Erekat denies report that negotiating teams scheduled to meet in West Bank.

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.

Nine people, including four foreigners, have been killed in a light aircraft crash in New Zealand, say reports. The plane, owned by a skydiving company, burst into flames shortly after taking off at the tourist spot of Fox Glacier on the South Island.

The US has averaged about 100000 new jobs a month for eight months. Good, right? Well, the US is growing, and 100000 jobs aren't enough for the new people coming into the workforce.

Taking anti-osteoporosis drugs known as oral bisphosphonates may double the risk of esophageal cancer, according to a new UK case-control study released in British Medical Journal.

DENVER—Colorado tea-party activists wanted a fresh face, an everyday Joe new to politics, and thought they had found their man in gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes.

IDG News Service - Google is spending US$8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over the rollout of its Google Buzz social-networking service.

In disputes over the construction and expansion of mosques in California, New York, Tennessee and elsewhere, supporters of the projects tend to invoke constitutional principles of religious freedom.

DENVER (Billboard) - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower.