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PORTO VECCHIO, Corsica (AP) -- The first stage of the 100th Tour de France ended with a bus stuck under an archway at the finish line until minutes before the first riders arrived. Shortly after the bus was dislodged, Ge...

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MF Global chief executive Jon S. Corzine was sued by federal regulators accusing him of enabling the unlawful use of about $1 billion of his customers' funds in a desperate attempt to save the failing brokerage firm. The...

After a furore erupted over the decision to replace Elizabeth Fry with Winston Churchill on £5 banknotes, the outgoing Bank of England governor, Sir Mervyn King, explained it was all a terrible misunderstanding. Those f...

When we asked our friends at PeekAnalytics to tell us who the most influential ad execs on Twitter are, we expected to get back a list of the usual suspects. You know, the most famous CEOs at the biggest agencies, plus S...

As when the federal law went into effect in 1938, critics contend a pay increase would have a disastrous effect on the economy.Let us now praise one of the many legacies that prove that, in addressing its citizens' econo...

U.S. stocks rose for the week, snapping two weeks of declines for benchmark indexes, as economic data topped estimates and comments by Federal Reserve officials eased concerns over stimulus plans. Home Depot jumped 4.9 p...

Salty breezes. Fresh-caught seafood. Storybook villages. Just off the southern coast of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard is the ultimate New England summer escape. More From Travel + Leisure: Best Secret Islands On Earth Amer...

ColoHouse Data Center, a data hosting facility certified to withstand Category 5 hurricanes and floods, has completed its second phase of expansion, adding 6,000 square feet of premium raised floor data center space.

The Department of Agriculture said it would provide the legally required services to a plant in New Mexico and probably to two others.

Microsoft and Apple have an interesting history that goes back to the early days of personal computing. At times, Microsoft and Apple have fought like parents at a Little League game, squabbling over who copied whose tec...

Cars from Honda and Ford and blue cheese chicken dip are among this week's recalled consumer products. Here's a more detailed look:

Cars from Honda and Ford and blue cheese chicken dip are among this week's recalled consumer products. Here's a more detailed look:

Inbee Park shot a 4-under 68 on Friday for a for a 36-hole total of 9-under and the lead at the U.S. Open in Southampton, N.Y.

The US warns Americans not to travel to Egypt and has told non-emergency diplomatic staff to leave, as deadly clashes continued in the country.

Wimbledon has been rocked by crazy weather and even crazier upsets, but Day 6 at the All England Club was pretty straightforward. Play proceeded uninterrupted and most of the favorites prevailed, highlighted by No. 1 see...

NYT Bits: Secret Court Declassifies Yahoo's Role in Disclosure Fight -- In the secret court that authorizes national security surveillance requests, everything is considered confidential -- even the existence of communic...

Legislators in Grenada have approved a bill that makes it a crime to offend people through websites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Iowa Supreme Court revisits mother of two's gender discrimination lawsuit.

Emotion is overshadowing fundamentals in gold right now and several factors point to a long-term bullish move in the metal, two gold bulls told "Squawk on the Street" Thursday. "It all depends on Fed policy," said James ...

The US president is set to meet with Jacob Zuma as concerns continue for the health of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.

At the moment, poor Kerry is trying to put something together that would satisfy the wolf while keeping the lamb alive. Give Abbas American assurances without Israeli assurances, for example. IN ALL this bickering, one b...