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A 95-year-old newlywed man from Virginia died just weeks after his 96-year-old wife was taken away by family members to Florida.  Produced by Devan Joseph. Video courtesy of Associated Press. Follow BI Video: On Twitt...

China's red-hot Xiaomi, the world’s No. 3 smartphone vendor in the third quarter, said today it sold 61.12 million smartphones in 2014, more than tripling its 18.7 million units sold in 2013. Tax-inclusive sales were 7...

North Korea has issued a furious statement slamming the United States for imposing sanctions against its government officials and the defense industry for a cyberattack against Sony.

Brazil has gone in reverse, says the German Association of the Automotive Industry.

Brazil is one of largest auto markets in the world. While it is dominated by entry level vehicles made by Volkswagen and Fiat, imported luxury cars are not only a dream for many, but also a rising business for the multin...

OK Go's bassist Tim Nordwind and lead singer Damian Kulash sing "The Confrontation" from the world-famous musical, Les Misérables.  Produced by Alana Kakoyiannis and Sam Rega Follow BI Video: On Twitter       Joi...

With the help of highly sensitive particle detectors, some of the world's most powerful lasers, and good-old-fashioned quantum mechanics, physicists from around the world made important discoveries this year.  From dete...

Ant Financial, which is considered the financial arm of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) and houses the Alipay payment services, has begun to offer its users a short-term loan of nearly $4,800 (RMB 30,000). Alipay i...

In 2007, Malcolm Gladwell, author of "Blink" and "The Tipping Point," gave a TED talk on psychophysicist Howard Moskowitz. According to Gladwell, Moskowitz has "done as much to make Americans happy as perhaps anyone over...

By and large, privately held U.S. companies are heading into 2015 with strong profitability trends and healthy sales growth , according to Sageworks, a financial information company.

For mutual-fund investors, bullish outlooks for stocks and bonds would suggest another good year in 2015. But also-rans and outright losers in 2014 provide lessons for investors, Tom Lauricella writes.

On the New Year's episode of "The Price Is Right" where the show revisits some of the best moments of the previous year's episodes, contestants were asked to guess the price of a 16GB iPhone with a one-year calling plan...

One axiom about journalism is that it should try to "see life steady and see it whole." A look at one of the Atlantic's steady themes over the years.

A growing number of community foundations are focusing on impact investing.

Household devices that link together through the Internet are likely to energize this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

"You might say that we have PhD's in planning and kindergarten educations in doing" - Dr. Ryan Babineaux and Dr. John Krumboltz Do you remember learning the alphabet? Of course not, but I guarantee that you learned by pr...

Better sound might be coming to a rumored larger version of Apple's iPad.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands of uniformed police officers from across the country are expected to attend the funeral Sunday of the second New York Police Department officer shot to death with his partner in their patrol ca...

Hundreds of New York City police officers turn their backs as Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks Sunday at a funeral for a slain officer, showing the deep divisions between the mayor and the nation's largest police force.

I went sky diving I went rocky mountain climbing I went two point seven seconds On a bull named Fu Man Chu And I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter And gave forgiveness I'd been denying And he said some day I hope you get ...

Happy new year! While you may already be writing 2015 on your checks, the economic data due for release this week is all from 2014. Here's your Monday Scouting Report: Top Stories Where Are Interest Rates Heading In 2015...

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis named 15 new cardinals Sunday, selecting them from 14 nations including far-flung corners of the world such as Tonga, New Zealand, Cape Verde and Myanmar to reflect the diversity of the ...