Rescuers in Chile today completed lining a segment of shaft through which the 33 trapped miners will be winched, raising hopes that the extractions will begin tomorrow.

Nobel prize winner Christopher Pissarides is seen in this undated handout photograph received in London on October 11, 2010. Two Americans and a British-Cypriot won the 2010 economics Nobel for work which can explain how unemployment, job vacancies and ...

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and hall of fame inductee, whose huge voice and emotive tenor influenced a generation of rock, R&B and pop singers, died of natural causes at an Amsterdam airport.

WHAT HAPPENED: The pitcher nicknamed "Hollywood" apparently fell back in love with Cincinnati. Cole Hamels was dominant in throwing a complete-game five-hit shutout to send the Phillies back to the National League Championship Series for the third ...

The Simpsons has always been subversive, but last night, the animated show took that to a new level by airing a dark, extended opening title sequence—created by UK graffiti artist Banksy—that depicted Asian workers laboring over ...

Favre talked with a production meeting for ESPN's Monday Night Football about the NFL's investigation into his actions. Deadspin reported last week that Favre is suspected of sending inappropriate messages and photos to former Jets game day host Jenn ...

The vehicles have been tested on 140000 miles of California road, from Silicon Valley to Santa Monica. (Mashable) -- Google announced Sunday that it has developed cars that drive themselves automatically in traffic, ...

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai confirmed that he's talking to the Taliban, seeking a political settlement with the group that harbored Al Qaeda prior to and just after 9/11.

Singer's polish, with colors inspired by his hits, will be at Wal-Mart in December. By Gil Kaufman You know what would go great with that eye shadow?

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic on Sunday completed its first manned free flight of a spaceship intended to eventually take customers on commercial space flights.

President Obama on Sunday scaled back his claim that Republicans are taking foreign money for their campaigns, using slightly more ambiguous language at a rally in Philadelphia after GOP strategists warned Democrats against telling "baseless" lies to ...

MamaSox made it official. "American Idol" runner-up Crystal Bowersox married longtime friend Brian Walker in Chicago on Sunday, a day on which thousands of couples tied the knot for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to have a 10-10-10 wedding date.

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Gold fell in New York as the dollar steadied, curbing demand for the precious metals as an alternative investment.

A blue sign taped up to the fence next to the address plaque sign warns reporters that people in this residential compound do not accept interviews.

US stock futures were pointing higher on Monday, with investors gearing up for an important earnings week and looking to see whether big gains in the prior session can be extended.

Director of a metals plant where broken dam flooded towns with toxic sludge is detained and firm may be nationalised. Police in Hungary have detained a senior official at the company that owns the metals plant which holds responsibility for a dam which ...

Forthcoming enhancements to the CDMA wireless standard could allow Apple to be among the first handset makers to deploy phones on the wireless networks of Sprint and Verizon that would be capable of simultaneous voice and data ...