By THE NEW YORK TIMES General Motors confirmed Tuesday that the deal to sell its loss-making Saab Automobile unit in Sweden was off.

Today, the S&P/Case-Shiller Index came out (.pdf) for the third-quarter. It reports that home prices are increasing. Yet, just yesterday, the National Association of Realtors released its October data (.pdf), indicating that, despite more home sales, ...

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The government insurance fund that protects more than $4.5 trillion of US bank deposits slipped into the red at the end of September, after fifty banks collapsed during the third quarter.

Adam Lambert certainly had everyone buzzing after his risqué, sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards on Sunday night.

Sure, there's been loads of talk about Taylor Lautner's toned body in "New Moon." But it seems the real headline has been hidden until now: Lautner has an uncanny and almost superhero-like ability to catch grapes in his mouth from very, ...

“I feel like it's been taken from us, from me and the kids.” Kate Gosselin was talking about “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” the TV series that ended this week after five seasons due to the disagreements between Jon and Kate.

LONDON - Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients, but there are no similar reports from other countries, pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline ...

Worldwide, new HIV infections may have decreased by 17% in the past eight years, according to findings in a recent UNAIDS and WHO report.

Last week, the US Preventive Services Task Force published new guidelines that recommended against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and less-frequent screening for older women at average risk of developing breast cancer.