
For the second time in less than a week, a passenger jet taking off in New York City had to make an emergency landing after striking some birds.

During an appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” filmed on the campus of the University of North Carolina, President Barack Obama talked about his relationship with Mitt Romney. Obama also helped with a skit called ‘Slow Jam The News’.

The first new case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006 has been discovered in a dairy cow in California, but health authorities said Tuesday the animal never was a threat to the nation’s food supply

Google executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday.

IBM announced a dividend hike of 13 percent, while expanding its stock buyback program by $7 billion.

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has won a majority of Iowa and Minnesota delegates long after their primaries ended, demonstrating a possible path to the White House for the Texas congressman and providing a boost to a campaign many political observers

The Supreme Court will referee another clash between the Obama administration and the states, this one over Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. The case could add fuel to the partisan split over state immigration laws.

The U.S. urges North Korea not to engage in any provocation that could increase instability, amid speculation about a possible third nuclear test.

Accuracy in Media’s Brigette Namata pays a visit to the Occupy DOJ rally to see how good a grip the protesters have on inconvenient things like facts. Tales only get taller after 31 years it seems.

Apple reported second-quarter financial results Tuesday that blew past analyst expectations. The company said net income was $11.6 billion, or $12.30 a share — more than $2.30 ahead of estimates — as revenue soared to a record $39.2 billion.

Notice the new term employed by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schlutz: The “Romney/Ryan” Budget

Chinese and Russian naval forces united for maritime drills to improve partnership between the two countries.

TIME magazine celebrates this year’s most influential people from around the world.

In a speech entitled “A Better America Begins Tonight” presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney declared victory in the PA, DE, CT, RI and NY primaries. The former Massachusetts governor also declared rhetorical war on the Obama campaign with a sweeping

Matthew Roberts has discovered reason to believe he was conceived during an orgy in 1967 involving Charles Manson. Manson’s actual grandson, Jason Freeman, whose father was self-estranged out of guilt until his suicide in 1993, joined Roberts for a DNA

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NPR’s Mara Liasson: There’s a great opportunity because all sorts of other horrible things are going to happen if we don’t make this deal… Fox News’ Bret Baier: So in other words, Medicare will end as you know it, even