US Census estimates released Wednesday show that Texas added more residents than any other state in the year ending July 1. The Lone Star State has 478000 more people than it did a year ago - roughly the equivalent of packing up all of ...

The Ford Motor Company and the Chinese automaker, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, said Wednesday that they had settled “all substantive” details on a sale of Volvo, clearing the way for Geely to buy Ford's Swedish unit.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Troubled Asset Relief Program has generated at least $16 billion in profit so far, the Treasury Department said late Wednesday.

Here's a shocker: After 23 years together, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have called it quits. Sarandon's rep Teal Cannaday released a statement to People saying they had split over the summer, but gave no reason.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The parents who pulled the balloon boy hoax in hopes of landing a reality TV show were sentenced to jail Wednesday - 90 days for him, 20 days for her - and barred from profiting from their newfound celebrity status for the next ...

Roger Franklin, 83, is one of the city's longest-running Santas at any one location. He has served for 21 years at the South Street Seaport.

BOSTON (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu can kill children at a much higher rate than seasonal flu, and the elevated risk for pregnant women extends as long as two weeks after they give birth, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Bernard Madoff, the con man who operated the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, has been moved to the Federal Medical Center at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with Alzheimer's disease may be less apt to get cancer and people with cancer may be less apt to get Alzheimer's disease, new research hints.