A nurse survived eight days in the wreckage of a Turkish hospital destroyed by an earthquake in 1992. A newborn was rescued after more than a week in the rubble of...

American Civil Liberties Union President Nadine Strossen announced Friday that she will step down from her post in October after leading the group for nearly two...

Stocks have ended the week narrowly mixed following another spike in oil prices and a surprise jump in home construction.

Treasury prices fell Friday after rising oil caused investors to worry about rising inflation’s erosion of fixed-income valuations.

Stocks gave up early gains to trade mixed Friday as investors balanced concerns about rising oil prices with a surprise jump in home construction.

A company rooted in bringing the Internet to the masses, AOL is shifting its focus toward serving niche audiences with the launch of dozens of specialty Web sites.

Think twice before you sign up for an online service using a fake name or e-mail address. You could be committing a federal crime.

Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq:

Rice futures sank to a six-week low Friday, falling for a fifth day on hopes that exports from Pakistan and Japan will ease fears of a shortage of the staple consumed...

Oil prices held on to most of their gains Friday after Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said his country boosted production by 300,000 barrels per day last week in...

A United Nations translator was sentenced to a year in prison for using U.N. stationery and fraudulent documents to smuggle people into the United States from...

Wall Street pulled back Friday as enthusiasm over a surprise uptick in home construction gave way to renewed concerns about how consumers will fare as oil pushes to...

Oil prices surged more than $3 Friday, shattering a previous record in a spike near $128 a barrel, as prices at the pump pushed to new highs of their own.

Treasury prices rose Friday despite an increase in home construction as investors focused, instead, on data showing a decrease in consumer sentiment.

Stocks slipped Friday as investors’ nervousness over a fresh record for oil prices dented enthusiasm over a surprising jump in new home construction.

Stocks are little changed in early trading Friday as investors digest new record highs for oil and a surprising jump in new home construction.

Wall Street is headed for a higher opening after the Commerce Department issued a better than expected report on housing starts.

FAO Schwarz will open toy stores in close to 700 Macy’s department stores over the next two years.

Wall Street was headed for a modestly higher open Thursday as investors awaited data on new home construction last month.

Taylor Hicks is going from “Idol” to “Angel.”