The dollar positive stretch may already be coming to an early end at this moment. The USD tried to strengthen at the end of 2006, helped by some stronger data such as consumer confidence, Chicago PMI...

A new report by scientists studying Louisiana's sinking coast says the land here is not just sinking, it's sliding ever so slowly into the Gulf of Mexico...

Overweight adults may be able to blame their offspring after a US study found adults living with children eat more fat than others....

The first batch of computers built for the One Laptop Per Child project could reach users by July this year. The scheme is hoping to put low-cost computers into the hands of people in developing co...

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Subway late? Blame the lady wearing a size 0. These women -- many fainting during the morning rush hour due to crash diets -- have been a leading cause of subway delays in the past year, according...

Starbucks Corp. is cutting trans fats from the doughnuts, muffins and other treats in half of its U.S. stores, and plans to eventually drop the artery-clogging fats from company-operated coffeehouses...

Jordanian King Abdullah II has complained of bovine odors coming from the Israeli side of the frontier along the countries' shared southern border, Israel's environment minister said Monday. Speaki...

Austin ricochets around the Ritz-Carlton hotel room, bouncing from bed to chair and leaping high to lick the face of his personal masseuse. He's an energetic 4-year-old pug, so there is a lot of wrigg...

ecil Boyd keeps dreaming up new ideas from remote control flying gadgets to new table games and even space-matter theories. "My mind doesn't seem to turn off so easily," the 53-year-old inventor joked...