WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress approved a rare tax increase on Tuesday that will hit the nation's wealthiest ho...

By Daniel Trotta and Karen FreifeldNEW YORK (Reuters) - A wintry storm dropped snow on the Northeast on Wednesday and threate...

By Steve Holland and Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from a decisive re-election win, President Barack Obama retu...

By Bill RigbySEATTLE (Reuters) - Bill Gates is betting the toilet of the future for the developing world will be solar powere...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's foundation is offering $9 million in prize money to othe...

By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters) - A judge will decide on Tuesday how long the girlfriend of reputed Boston mob boss James &qu...

By Suzi ParkerLITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The University of Arkansas on Tuesday fired head football coach Bobby Petrino...

By Tim GhianniNASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A Cuban national soccer player who disappeared from his team while in Nashvill...

By Donna SmithWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday blasted police handling of a racially charged case in wh...

By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 300-pound bronze statue of the Lorax, a character from the Dr. Seuss book and hit mo...

By Dan Whitcomb and Jonathan AllenLOS ANGELES/NEWARK (Reuters) - Whitney Houston's body arrived in her home state of New ...

By Richard Cowan and Rachelle YounglaiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax c...

By Richard Cowan and Rachelle YounglaiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax c...

By Richard Cowan and Rachelle YounglaiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress approved a two-month payroll tax cut extension on Frida...

By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. scientific advisory board on Tuesday asked two scientific journals to leave ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Action movie "Immortals" slayed its competitors at the weekend box office, taking the top s...