CONTINENTAL PRIZE: For fostering peace on a continent ravaged by war, the 27-nation European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize.
STALL: The International Monetary Fund says the world economy has weakened further and will grow more slowly than previously expected this year
BOSTON (AP) — Brad Bates is the new athletic director at Boston College after 10 years in that post at Miami (Ohio).
ROME (AP) — The United Nations said Tuesday its 2009 headline-grabbing announcement that 1 billion people in the world were hungry was off-target a
ROME (AP) — UN: 2009 projection that 1 billion people were hungry was wrong, estimates true figure at 870M.
The top 10 states where people who naturalized as American citizens since 2000 represent a sizable percentage of the voting-age citizen population,
DALLAS (AP) — Barrett Brown has, at times, called himself an author, a freedom fighter and a spokesman for the movement of hacker-activists known a
NEW YORK (AP) — Offense in the major leagues increased slightly this season after five consecutive years of drops, while strikeouts reached a
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's average attendance rose 1.8 percent this year to its highest level since 2008.
NO GLOWING REPORT: The EU Energy Commissioner says the cost of necessary improvements at the 145 nuclear reactors in the European Union could
NEW YORK (AP) — It's not even Halloween yet, but once again a slew of forecasters are out with sales predictions for the all-important holiday
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has suspended an aide to former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam for refusing to cooperate with investigations
The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, now has a broader definition of holiday sales. Here are the facts:
NEW YORK (AP) — HOLIDAY SALES FORECAST: The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, expects sales to rise 4.1 percent