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Change is difficult. Sometimes business people have the best intentions, but it is hard to make anything stick. It is no surprise that January 1st is the most popular time of year to join a health club. In addition, F...

Fending off elimination for the third straight game, the San Francisco Giants thrashed the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night to earn the right to battle for their second World Series title in three years.

The topics of "happiness" and of the obsessive pursuit of Happiness in America have been widely discussed within the last few weeks - if not months - in many newspapers. This essay talks about happiness, or more specific...

A company shows off its realistic monitors by making an elevator floor appear to disappear.

New York can be a tough place to make it for anyone, but for Anna Medyukh the task proved even more difficult on "My Shopping Addiction." She found herself $15,000 in debt thanks to her addiction. She was also facing evi...

James Bond star Daniel Craig declares the royal world premiere of new 007 film Skyfall as his "biggest and the best".

LONDON (Reuters) - The director general of the BBC said on Tuesday allegations of sexual abuse carried out by one of the publicly funded broadcaster's former stars represented a very grave matter that had an impact on it...

Madeleine Stowe was very distracted during her latest appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." She found herself very concerned that she might be having a wardrobe malfunction. She started out certain that she was f...

As has been broadly reported this morning, Utah-headquartered geneaology software firm Ancestry.com has entered an agreement to be acquired by an investment group lead by European private equity firm Permira for a report...

Environment secretary expected to announce decision amid concerns about the cost and effectiveness of the scheme The environment secretary, Owen Paterson, will announce on Tuesday that the government is delaying its plan...

The infamous L'Aquila earthquake trial is over, and it turns out that in Italy you can be convicted of manslaughter for not predicting an earthquake: Six Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenc...

The US Army named its soldier of the year on Monday. He's a special forces-connected sergeant, an officer-in-training, an Afghanistan vet... and a recent immigrant to the United States from Nepal. Sgt. Saral Shrestha, a ...

DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned voters on Tuesday that Republican rival Mitt Romney cannot be trusted to deal honestly with the public as the presidential campaign shifted from televised confrontat...

A man walks in on his own wake in eastern Brazil after hearing his family is mourning his death as a result of what turned out to be mistaken identification at a mortuary.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters say President Barack Obama did a better job than Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Monday's debate but their opinions of each candidate did not shift significantly, according to a Reuters...

Does this sound like you? Two cups of coffee in the morning, a coffee break at 11 or so, another cup in the afternoon and a cup after dinner? If so -- you'll want to read on.

Setting aside what the President says about his agenda on the campaign trail, let's take a look at his record over the last 3 and a half years and some of the reasons why so many progressives are looking for alternatives...

We got seduced by the riches and rewards of financial engineering. Too little economic growth, too much debt, and a Wall Street risk/gambling/culture gone crazy. Together, these things culminated in a global financial cr...

The world's number one online social network site, Facebook, enjoys a 32% jump in third quarter revenues, however the company still posts a loss.

The Benghazi attack has become a political football that blinds too many Americans to the realities of our current moment in history. Benghazi is a symptom of much larger historical shiftings that involve even the United...

Louisiana State University officials have apologized for editing painted crosses off the bodies of four dedicated football fans. The students are part of a group known as the Painted Posse. The spirited groups attends LS...

Calif. teacher accused of operating porn websites from school computer wants job back