Facebook Inc. ramped up its rivalry with Google Inc. and other Internet companies, as the social-networking giant unveiled a messaging service to compete for the loyalty of millions of Internet users.

The Ohio man arrested for kidnapping a 13-year-old girl and suspected in the disappearance of her family raised red flags with neighbors long before he was accused of terrorizing the teen and her ...

General Motors Co. plans to raise as much as $12 billion in its initial public offering after increasing the asking price by 14 percent, according to a statement today.

Good morning. It's another busy day on Capitol Hill, as the Senate picks leaders for the 112th Congress and nearly 100 new lawmakers continue their freshman orientation sessions.

Apple has updated its website with a mysterious teaser, indicating an "exciting announcement" is coming to the company's iTunes service on Tuesday.

There is almost nothing that Senator John McCain of Arizona talked more about during his 2008 campaign for president than his desire to eliminate budget earmarks.

'A lot of people who know me as Harry, it's kind of weird,' he says of YouTube hit 'A Very Potter Musical' at 'Deathly Hallows - Part 1' premiere.

If you thought that Emilio Morenatti would have had enough of the world's hot spots after he lost his left foot in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan 15 months ago, then you're not thinking like a photojournalist.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A Congressional watchdog group said Tuesday that US banks should undergo stress tests to determine whether or not they have enough money to absorb losses that could ...

SHANGHAI - Authorities here detained eight people on Tuesday after discovering that unlicensed welders may have been responsible for a fire that a day earlier engulfed a high-rise apartment building, killing 53 people and injuring 70 ...

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the forthcoming Android 2.3 operating system will support near-field communication chips for mobile payments, a development that he expects will lead to the launch hundreds of mobile ...

A clinical trial shows the blood thinner rivaroxaban to be as good or better at preventing strokes in patients with erratic heartbeats.

1. 0. Number of points Hornets point guard Chris Paul scored in the fourth quarter. In fact, he scored his final points (he finished with 22) with 8:40 to play in the third quarter.

LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors in Scotland working with British biotech company ReNeuron have treated the first patient in a pioneering clinical trial to test whether stem cell therapy can help patients disabled by stroke.

MORAGA, Calif. - So much about the St. John's basketball program has looked different since Steve Lavin took over as head coach.

WASHINGTON -- The premier of “Sarah Palin's Alaska” on cable television this week felt more like a formality than a new career direction.

After refusing a full body scan, John Tyner in San Diego was told that he'd have to submit to a pat down. Tyner then recorded his conversation with security personnel, where he tells them, "If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested.

Victory was within sniffing distance for all four contestants still alive coming into Monday night's (November 15) episode of "Dancing With the Stars," so it was up to Brandy, Jennifer Grey, Bristol Palin and Kyle Massey to give just a little bit more ...