U.S. health experts in Dallas review potential Ebola exposure
U.S. health experts in Dallas were taking stock Wednesday of how many people may have been exposed to Ebola, just a day after the first case of the deadly virus was diagnosed in the United States, the nation's top public health official said.
Oct 01, 2014 11:06 AM EDT
Chic 'protesters' take Boulevard Chanel at Fashion Week
Life is fine on Boulevard Chanel, the street facade created by designer Karl Lagerfeld for his ready-to-wear show on Tuesday, where leggy models in expensive outfits staged a faux demonstration as part of the spectacle.
Secret Service chief: White House breach unacceptable, 'will never happen again'
U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson said on Tuesday the recent White House breach by a man carrying a knife was unacceptable and promised it would not happen again.
Among Chicago's black voters, disenchantment grows with Mayor Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel won election as mayor of Chicago three years ago in part because of his strength in the African-American community, but enough black voters have since soured on him that a black labor leader is emerging as a potential rival in the city's February election.
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Global stocks fall, bonds rise on Hong Kong unrest
Global equity markets fell on Monday as civil unrest in Hong Kong weighed on investor sentiment, while Treasury prices rose as further signs of the relative strength of the U.S. economy raised the prospect of higher interest rates.
Sep 29, 2014 12:06 PM EDT
Roche, GSK melanoma pill combinations look similar in showdown
Rival two-pill combinations for melanoma from Roche and GlaxoSmithKline had similarly good results in separate clinical trials, leaving doctors with little to choose between the two skin cancer courses.
Sep 29, 2014 12:00 PM EDT
Deaths linked to GM ignition-switch defect rise to 23
The number of deaths linked to a faulty ignition switch in General Motors Co (GM.N) cars rose by two last week to 23, according to a report Monday from the lawyer overseeing a program set up to compensate accident victims.
Sep 29, 2014 11:56 AM EDT
Obama says misread Islamic State; Qaeda warns of attacks on West
President Barack Obama has acknowledged that U.S. intelligence underestimated the rise of Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, where the head of an al Qaeda branch warned militants will attack the West in retaliation for U.S.-led air strikes.
Sep 29, 2014 11:14 AM EDT
Chrysler recalls 350,000 vehicles on ignition switch issues
Chrysler Group LLC, a unit of Fiat SpA (FIA.MI), said it will recall about 350,000 vehicles from the 2008 model year because of a condition that may cause the ignition key to get stuck or inadvertently move.
Sep 26, 2014 11:28 AM EDT
U.S. consumer sentiment ends at 14-month high in September
U.S. consumer sentiment finished September at its strongest in more than a year on growing optimism about the economy and more favorable outlook on future income, a survey released on Friday showed.
Sep 26, 2014 11:00 AM EDT
GM's Cadillac adopts new naming scheme as part of brand overhaul
General Motors Co's (GM.N) premium Cadillac brand will adopt a new naming scheme to better compete against overseas luxury rivals as the company's new leader Johan de Nysschen continues to overhaul the unit.
Sep 25, 2014 11:35 AM EDT
Obama critic D'Souza spared prison for violating election law
Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza avoided prison on Tuesday when a U.S. judge sentenced him to serve eight months in a community confinement center after he pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance law.
Sep 24, 2014 11:12 AM EDT
Exclusive: Oil company rewrites its history, may aid founder's divorce case
Oil driller Continental Resources Inc has been revising its corporate history in ways that diminish the publicly traded company’s accomplishments under CEO Harold Hamm, part of a legal strategy that might help Hamm avoid the largest divorce award in U.S. history.
Sep 24, 2014 11:07 AM EDT
U.S. conducts five more airstrikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State
The United States military on Wednesday confirmed it had launched five more airstrikes targeting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq in the latest round of attacks on the militant group.
Sep 24, 2014 10:54 AM EDT
More Americans than ever have never married: survey
A record 20 percent of adult Americans, or 42 million people, have never married, marking a U.S. demographic and social shift, according to an analysis released on Wednesday.
Sep 23, 2014 11:33 AM EDT
Support for gay marriage dips below 50 percent in Pew study
Support for gay marriage among Americans has dipped slightly below 50 percent, the Pew Research Center found in a survey released on Monday, even as bans on same-sex marriage have been ruled unconstitutional in a number of states this year.
Sep 23, 2014 11:25 AM EDT
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