The Craigslist adult site has been taken from one of the most used sections of its...

In the US, oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have decided to try to end California’s global warming law with a large money...

US Open top seed Caroline Wozniacki will on Monday face former champion Maria Sharapova in the fourth round at Flushing...

Former US president Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea Clinton was caught smooching new hubby Marc Mezvinsky at the US...

American rapper Kanye West has apologized to Taylor Swift for his infamous 2009 VMA award interruption on...

People caught in the throes of divorce reveal how they cope with it -- not by what they say but how they say...

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin can now take a breather as her neighbour of three months is moving to his home in...

Actor Taylor Lautner has donated the money he won in a legal battle with a trailer company to a...

Five-time champion Roger Federer put the seal of approval on his first week at the US Open tennis as the second seed reached the fourth round 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in a wind-swept victory Saturday over Paul-Henri...

Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol has said that her baby-daddy Levi Johnston needs to go back to...

Singer Christina Aguilera, who is married to music producer Jason Bratman for five years, insists their relationship has not changed since they first began dating in...

Actor Robert Pattinson is reportedly jealous of his girlfriend Kristen Stewart's male...

In a historic gesture for the 250,000-strong Sikh community in California, the state assembly has passed a resolution declaring November as 'California Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation...

The popular website for classified ads Craigslist has blocked access to its 'adult services'...

South African President Jacob Zuma, 68, is to become a father for the 22nd time as his fiancee is expecting a child early next...

Golfer Tiger Woods didn't hit a bad shot through six holes and played bogey-free for the first time in more than a year for a 6-under 65 in the Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC Boston in Norton,...

Rumours are abuzz that White House gatecrasher Michaele Salahi is all set to go naked for Playboy...

A passenger bus was buried in a mudslide triggered by torrential rains in Guatemala, killing at least eight people and injuring...

India's Rohan Bopanna and Aisam ul Haq Qureshi of Pakistan defeated Michael Kohlmann of Germany and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-4, 6-4 to advance into the US Open doubles third...

NORLINA, N.C. -- A few blocks from the restored antebellum homes that draw tourists to rural Warren County, wooden shacks sink into the sandy soil, their tin roofs bowing low, walls askew. Clothes...

As the FDA oversaw a massive egg recall for possible salmonella contamination, most Americans were aware of the outbreak and substantial numbers took steps to protect themselves from getting sick,...

The US will probably keep thousands of soldiers in Iraq beyond the official departure date of end 2011, despite US President Barack Obama's official announcement last week marking the end of the US...

ANKARA, Turkey — The United States' top military officer stressed on Saturday the need for Turkey to help enforce United Nations sanctions against Iran aimed at deterring the Islamic Republic from...

WASHINGTON – PA President Mahmoud Abbas condemned two recent Hamas attacks on Israelis in a speech at the White House Wednesday night.“We do not want, at all, that any blood be shed, one drop...

The city of Phoenix is seeking nominations for its Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living the Dream awards. The awards are being sponsored by...

(PRWEB) September 5, 2010 On September 14-15 in San Jose, CA, The Location Business Summit USA will bring together more than 100 industry executives to uncover the best business models for the LBS...

Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 | 2:03 a.m. Regarding the first-person article Sunday, “I Am Frightened,” by Rodger Jacobs, who was on the brink of becoming homeless: What frightens me is not the article...

Foreign guest workers borrowed thousands of dollars for the trip to Brentwood, where jobs were waiting at an asbestos removal company they say ultimately tricked them into working more hours for less...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is secure with no threat of spewing crude again, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response...

ANTIOCH -- All African-American residents of the city who receive Section 8 housing aid can join a class-action discrimination suit, a federal judge ruled Thursday.The action adds about 1,000 people...

Sunday, September 5, 2010 at midnight For too long we have turned our heads and closed our eyes while millions of American jobs have been exported overseas. We can’t wait on government to realize...

New York: The mood was set early at the American fashion awards ceremony at Lincoln Center in June, an event often likened to the Oscars of the fashion world, with a guest list that included...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Spc. Joshua Joe drives a "Husky," a giant vehicle built to find and withstand the blast of a roadside bomb, putting him in the front line of the U.S.-led coalition's battle...

BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is secure, with no threat of spewing crude again, US officials said yesterday. The Macondo BOP (designed to shut off all flow and contain pressure if oil or...

HDTVs in CompUSA get their own Internet connection comeback. The company, which was sold to a liquidation firm in late 2007, operates far fewer stores than in its 1990s heyday. Behind the scenes,...

Institute of Policy Studies showed that many of them, which slashed the most number of jobs, also paid around 42 per cent higher compensation to their respective CEOs. The study on the 50 companies...

DIEGEM, BELGIUM, September 05, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Royal Doctors officially enter the healthcare market in the US, now that the international website is also US-ready -...

(Saturday, September 4th) Final Score: New York 7, Toronto 5 Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Marcus Thames clubbed a two-run homer to snap a seventh-inning tie, lifting the New York Yankees to a 7-5...

In this Sept. 3, 2010 photo, Swift Sanchez, a sergeant with the Suquamish Tribal Police, returns to her vehicle while on patrol on the Suquamish Reservation in Washington state. Across the country,...

A radio interviewer asked me the other day if I thought bigotry was the only reason why someone might oppose the Islamic center in Lower Manhattan. No, I don’t. Most of the opponents...

The mood was set early at the American fashion awards ceremony at Lincoln Center in June, an event often likened to the Oscars of the fashion world, with a guest list that included celebrities like...

elizabeth.moore@newsday.com Even Harry Wilson admits that Democratic State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli can't take all the blame for the steep plunge New York's employee pension funds took amid the...

Roger Federer put the seal of approval on his first week at the US Open as the second seed reached the fourth round 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in a wind-swept victory Saturday over Paul-Henri Mathieu.Number two...

Steven Slater, the 39-year-old flight attendant who gained fame following a profanity-laced tirade and jump down a plane's emergency chute, is no longer employed by JetBlue Airways, their spokeswoman...

WASHINGTON — As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage of their own members in hopes of saving enough seats...

Lawyer Ives Gandra Martins da Silva, the principal exponent of the fascist sect Opus Dei in Brazil, is concerned about the advancement of the left in Latin America. In an angry article in the column...

NEW YORK — American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States - all ahead of a 9/11...

In this Sept. 2, 2010 photo, students exit Central Falls High School in Central Falls, R.I. The entire school staff was fired by the superintendent in March 2010, only to be rehired after the union...