Chicago-based Groupon Inc. has turned down an acquisition offer from Google Inc. and is staying independent, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation said Friday.

The opposition candidate in Ivory Coast's presidential election has declared himself the new head of state, despite his election victory being overturned by the Constitutional Council.

WASHINGTON - American negotiators have completed a free-trade agreement with South Korea that will eliminate most tariffs on exports and solidify one of the nation's most significant alliances in Asia, the Obama administration said on ...

Nearly two years after pandemic flu terrified, however briefly, a lot of Americans, and nearly one year after all flu virtually disappeared, public-health officials said Friday that the early signs were pointing toward the return of a ...

So much art to see, and so little time! Need some help to navigate Art Basel this weekend? Here are some of the best stops to make.

Unemployment rose and job creation slumped in November, according to a Labor Department report that fueled debate about whether tax cuts, more stimulus or a combination would be the best remedy for a sick but recovering economy.

A federal advisory panel Friday endorsed a company's request that a device used for weight-loss surgery be permitted to be used on people who are slightly less obese, a crucial step toward making the already increasingly popular procedures ...

During a press briefing this week, Oracle head Larry Ellison announced the launch of the SPARC Supercluster, a new high-performance enterprise computing system that couples Sun's processor ...

The Yankees upping their offer to Derek Jeter produced the desired effect Friday when the sides moved closer to reaching a deal. According to a person with knowledge of the situation, “significant progress was made'' during a day ...

Two separate bills that would extend unemployment benefits for a year may come up for votes in Washington on Saturday, even as politicians and economists respond to Friday's disappointing jobs report from the Labor Department.

Friday's tributes to Ron Santo, the longtime Chicago Cubs third baseman and broadcaster who died Thursday, included many anecdotes about his long, colorful career in baseball.

AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A California lawmaker said Friday he will renew an attempt to make it illegal for prison inmates to have cell phones after a newspaper reported cult killer Charles Manson was once caught with one in prison.

CAPE CANAVERAL - Delaying Discovery's final flight to February pushed Endeavour's last launch to April, but NASA still could fly one extra mission to the International Space Station before shuttle ...

'I was having nightmares and I was really shaken,' she tells MTV News about tackling difficult role. By Eric Ditzian (@ericditzian) Several years ago, when Nicole Kidman was pregnant with her daughter, she began developing a big-screen adaptation of ...

The San Diego Padres are talking fairly extensively to teams -- most notably the Boston Red Sox, though not exclusively the Red Sox -- about trades involving All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.

Five weeks and many lattes later, we look back on the budding romance between the country superstar and the A-list heartthrob. By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) Five weeks and many coffee-runs later, Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal appear to be the real ...

It's championship/bowl positioning Saturday in America. Auburn and Oregon are favored to advance to the BCS national title game Jan. 10 in Glendale, Ariz.

By Joan Mel Gibson's 'The Beaver' trailer (video below) recently hit the web, much to the utter delight of his critics.