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In a press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted a mixed picture of the economy. Essentially, the chairman said, growth will be slow and unemployment will continue stubbornly high.

Keith worked as a special effects master in public radio since the '70s. He died Sunday in his home in Minnesota. He was 64.

Jobs's sister, the novelist Mona Simpson, reveals the late tech giant's final words "were monosyllables, repeated three times."

A California restaurateur jokingly promised to pop the cork on a 141-year-old bottle of Bordeaux if Panetta caught bin Laden. This New Year's eve, he'll keep his word and they'll be sipping on some legendary wine.

NASA says the asteroid will come within 200,000 miles from Earth and zip by at 30,600 mph. 2005 YU55 will be visible from Earth using a small telescope.

Google said it complied with 93 percent of U.S. government requests for user information and 63 percent of requests to remove content.

NATO's secretary general said the decision was preliminary and that it would make a formal decision next week.

In an effort to counter criticism, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said his revised tax plan requires poor Americans to pay no individual flat tax.

One Arab commentator asked, "Are you watching Bashar? Are you watching Saleh?" referring to the embattled Syrian and Yemeni leaders.

The community affairs detective has become an Internet sensation for his sharp choice in fashion. But some protesters are torn: Should they trust a man with their aesthetic sensibilit...

Around 50 or so lions, tigers, bears, wolves and other potentially dangerous animals that escaped from a Zanesville, Ohio, preserve have been killed.

Gallup has asked the survey question since 1969 and this is first time half of Americans think pot use should be legal.

Some analysts say the smartphone could become the best-selling gadget in history, eclipsing the Xbox Kinect, which sold some eight million units in two months.

A 19-year-old Emory University student is accused of charging up to $2,500 to take the exam for high school students.

The 60-year-old meter gave way to one that takes credit cards and speaks seven languages.

The lunches landed Ted Weschler a job managing a slice of Berkshire Hathaway's equity and has placed him in the line of succession.

In the tapes, Jackie Kennedy speaks honestly and disarmed a short time after the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy.

James Murdoch said he was not accepting the bonus because of the phone hacking scandal that's rocked the company. He said it was "the right thing to do."

The 84-year-old pontiff introduced a Vatican news site and praised Jesus in his tweet.

Financial giant Raj Rajaratnam, a billionaire investor who founded Galleon Group, was found guilty Wednesday in New York in the largest insider trading case ever involving hedge fun...