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Pope Francis has responded to critics who have called him a "Marxist" in a new interview with an Italian newspaper, saying Marxist ideology "is wrong" while simultaneously noting that much of what he wrote in his powerf...

A German-Chinese partnership between two optics companies have created the "world's fastest" lens for mirrorless camera systems. The Ibelux is the launch product for a new brand, Handevision, that will see additional len...

China's first moon rover has touched the lunar surface and left deep traces on its loose soil, state media reported Sunday, several hours after the country successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a spa...

An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the brutal beating and rape of an elderly nun outside St. Titus Church in Aliquippa, Penn., CBS Local reports. Andrew Bullock, 18, of Aliquippa, is facing felony charge...

Small niche publishers are seeking a business model that will help them make money from their mobile apps featuring specialized content.     

TBWA\Chiat\Day's Carisa Bianchi set out to become a diplomat or spy. She ended up with a lifelong career in advertising, including stints on the Energizer, Sony PlayStation and Levi's accounts.The gig: Carisa Bianchi is ...

It's been more than six years since the monthly unemployment rate in Massachusetts has been higher than the U.S. average as a whole.

Last night, Justin Wolfers Tweeted a chart from Visualizing Economics' Catherine Mulbrandon showing Lorenz curves by income source: labor, capital, business and capital gains. It basically shows that different parts of t...

Kenyan police say a suspected grenade attack on a minibus killed at least four people.

The mountain of refrigerators, cellphones, TV sets and other electrical waste disposed of annually worldwide is forecast to grow by a third by 2017, according to a U.N. study released Sunday.

Japan and Myanmar on Sunday signed an investment treaty to nurture closer business ties as the once secluded Southeast Asian country opens its fast-growing economy to more foreign commerce.

Big-time investors gobbling up huge numbers of area's foreclosed homes — as the new reality of single-family rentals becomes more common after the mortgage meltdownBig-time investors are gobbling up thousands of houses...

Bryant scores 21 points, Lakers top Bobcats 88-85

A flurry of legal cases, investigations and leaked bank documents have drawn attention to the opaque movement of diamond-backed money.     

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A winter storm blanketed a wide swath of the Northeast with a picturesque white layer on Saturday and gave ski resorts a boost, but caused dangerous travel...

SEATTLE (AP) -- China has suspended imports of shellfish from the U.S. West Coast, cutting off one of the biggest export markets for Northwest companies and prompting fears of a months-long shutdown.     

Tire-maker Michelin says it is recalling about 1.2 million tires sold in the U.S. because an increasing number are experiencing tread loss or rapid air loss.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn't waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using it to monitor his 1...

TBWA\Chiat\Day's Carisa Bianchi set out to become a diplomat or spy. She ended up with a lifelong career in advertising, including stints on the Energizer, Sony PlayStation and Levi's accounts.The gig: Carisa Bianchi is ...

Nevada regulators are scheduled to vote on the sale of NV Energy to a company owned by billionaire Warren Buffett.

It has been approximately five years since we got out of the Great Recession. What have we observed in the economy since? We have seen a very slow pace of economic recovery as job creation has been lackluster and unemplo...