Dale Chandler waits at the New York State Department of Labor employment center. The Brooklyn man is looking for work and trying to resolve a tax issue from his brief employment with the Census Bureau.

Attorneys general in about 40 states may announce by next week a joint investigation into potentially faulty foreclosures at the largest banks and mortgage firms, according to a person ...

The man who unlocked the magnificent pitching machine that is Roy Halladay saw only the final out of the no-hitter that was recorded by the ace of the Phillies in Game 1 of the National League ...

Facebook held a major press event this week to introduce some significant changes to the site, including Facebook Groups. While the intent of Facebook Groups is to enhance privacy and provide users with more control over how ...

President Obama's promotion of Thomas E. Donilon on Friday to the post of national security adviser is an acknowledgment that the administration is entering a phase in which domestic political considerations will press more forcefully ...

The withdrawal of the diet drug Meridia on Friday marks the latest setback in the long, frustrating quest for a pharmaceutical solution to the nation's obesity epidemic.

Reporting from New York-- Wall Street took some bad employment statistics as a good omen, sending the Dow Jones industrial average above 11000 for the first time since May.

The Republican Party and its allies are using a clear financial advantage to pursue a rare opportunity this year, spreading resources across an unusually large number of races, including many considered safe for Democrats ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Warner Bros on Friday said it abandoned plans to convert the next Harry Potter movie to 3-D, bringing mixed reactions from box office watchers and fans of the multibillion-dollar blockbuster franchise.

Mahmoud Abbas, center, president of the Palestinian Authority, and Egypt's foreign minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, just behind him, in Sirte, Libya.

As London, Liverpool and much of the world celebrates John Lennon's 70th birthday today, New York marks its own claim on the former Beatle, who spent most of his final decade here before being gunned down in 1980.

The Hungarian town of Kolontar is being evacuated after more damage was discovered at a burst reservoir that spilled toxic sludge on Monday.

The brief sound clip of an aide to Jerry Brown suggesting they call Meg Whitman a "whore" has given the Republican candidate for governor a chance to put her Democratic opponent on the defensive.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As global finance chiefs wrestled on Friday with how to redistribute voting power in the International Monetary Fund, emerging markets want to ensure that a promised increase in their ...

The Vince Vaughn vehicle "The Dilemma" is already running into problems of its own after promotion of the film recently kicked off.

10/08/2010 LAFAYETTE, La. - One thing is clear about Oklahoma State's offense. When Kendall Hunter gets heavily involved, things run a lot smoother.

The wholesome, family-friendly movie "Secretariat" has sparked a debate about Nazis, propaganda, white power and a host of other unsavory stuff Disney probably didn't bargain for.

ATLANTA -- To a man, the Atlanta Thrashers said they did not see what happened to goalie Ondrej Pavelec as he lost consciousness in the first period of their 4-2 season-opening win over Washington at Philips ...