Shares of troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued their freefall Thursday, as market expectations grew that the government would...

A private business group says its measure of the economy’s health fell more than expected in July, pushed lower by declines in the stock market, drops in new...

Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation’s largest bookseller, said Thursday that second-quarter profit fell 15 percent as it confronts sluggish consumer spending.

Many people in Medicare with diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions stop taking their medicine when faced with picking up the entire cost of their...

Burger King Holdings Inc., the nation’s No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday its profit surged 42 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by a rise in sales...

If a kid’ll eat the middle of an Oreo first, does the same go for a Hydrox? A new generation of children are getting a chance to find out.

Police say they’ve taken a suspect into custody after a shooting in the cafeteria of a Knoxville, Tenn. high school.

Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop is calling on U.S. authorities to halt mass immigration raids and says agents who refuse to participate in such raids on...

Stocks are falling in early trading amid growing anxiety over the financial sector, particularly mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the investment bank...

John McCain and Barack Obama say they are agreeing to hold three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate this fall.

I did some research and found a great article on MSNBC.com that discussed the rising popularity of eco-friendly burials. Here are two entirely different yet very green...

Trying to keep the Michael Phelps glow, NBC has agreed to televise next year’s World Swimming Championships from Rome along with the 2010 and 2011 national...

Police say they’ve taken a suspect into custody after a shooting at a Knoxville, Tenn. high school.

Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation’s largest bookseller, is reporting a 15 percent decline in second-quarter profit and is reducing its full-year sales outlook...

State police are trying to reach a peaceful end to a standoff at a motel in western Maryland with a suspect wanted in four states.

IAC/InteractiveCorp, which finished its division into five publicly traded companies Thursday, also enacted a one-for-two reverse stock split.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States and Iraq have agreed to a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the battle-scarred country.

Kohl’s Corp. announced Thursday that Chairman Larry Montgomery has resigned as chief executive and will be replaced in that role by the retailer’s...

The reputed underboss of the New England mafia, awaiting trial on bribery charges, is asking a federal judge to release him from home confinement for two hours a day so...

Stock futures are still trading lower, even after the Labor Department reported a larger-than-expected drop in unemployment benefit claims.