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The U.S. Labor Department has just unveiled a new tool in the fight against unemployment - a nationwide job search website that offers job listings, credentials and training opportunities.
Florida preacher Terry Jones prepared for a bonfire of the Qurans on Saturday — the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks— despite protests from the White House, the Vatican, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, fellow Christian evangelicals and veterans' groups.
Many people from Sarah Palin to Hillary Clinton are weighing in on plans by the Rev. Terry Jones and his Dove World Outreach Center to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 at his Gainesville, Fla., church.
Oil company BP shouldered some responsibility for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster Wednesday after an internal investigation of the spill, but assigned much of the blame to contractors Halliburton and Transocean.
Transocean Ltd., the owner of the doomed Deepwater Horizon rig leased by oil giant BP, said Wednesday that BP's internal investigation into the explosion and massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill had covered up the critical factor leading to the incident: the design of the well.
The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan is asking for 2,000 more soldiers to join the 140,000-strong international force here, NATO officials said Monday. It was unclear how many would be Americans.
Two months before the 2010 midterm elections, likely voters now favor the Republican over the Democratic candidate in their congressional district by 53-40 percent.
A combination of sky-high GOP enthusiasm, a deep sense of pessimism about the country's direction and dissatisfaction with President Barack Obama's stewardship of the economy has given Republicans a clear advantage heading into the November midterm elections, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Single, childless women in their twenties are finding success in the city: They're out-earning their male counterparts in the USA's biggest metropolitan areas.
With an eye on the holiday selling season, Apple on Wednesday announced an overhaul of its iconic iPod line of media players, a revamp of its underperforming Apple TV box, and a new social media network in iTunes.
A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill.
A Mariner Energy Inc. platform in the Gulf of Mexico, 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, was struck by an explosion and is still on fire, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The wealthiest members of Congress grew richer in 2009 even as the economy struggled to recover from a deep recession.
Join the White House in saluting U.S. troops as President Obama officially ends the combat mission in Iraq on Aug. 31.
From the helpful to the distracting, the big hitters to the unknowns, TIME offers a road map to the best of the web.
Cybercriminals are stepping up the hijacking of Apple iTunes accounts, often leaving consumers distraught.
Eighteen state attorneys general want Craigslist to remove listings for "adult services," the Associated Press reports.
In today's tough economy, consumers are pinching pennies by choosing generic over big name brands in their supermarket aisles. From chips and dips to pain relievers and peanut butter, there's a cheaper generic version of almost every product.
The Dish Network this week will begin offering a video portal called DishOnline.com, becoming the latest distributor to provide online benefits to paying subscribers.
Two Iowa farms that together recalled more than half a billion potentially tainted eggs this month share close ties, including suppliers of chickens and feed.
A massive egg recall by Write County Egg has sickened hundreds of people, and affected 13 retail brands that the egg factory packages. The culprit: Salmonella on egg shells.
A new study, conducted by MIT and Harvard researchers, reveals the drop in value to a foreclosed property is even more staggering than many would believe.
Iraqis are apprehensive and bitter about the departure of the last U.S. combat brigade amid the growing violence and political divide in their country.
The last US combat troops leave Iraq Thursday, shifting the American role in the Iraq war from the Pentagon to the State Department, which faces a potentially unprecedented task.
The United States is on track to draw down its forces in Iraq to 50,000 by Aug. 31, but there are doubts President Barack Obama can fulfill his pledge to withdraw all U.S. troops by the end of 2011.
For Africans wondering whether the malaria drugs they've bought are real, there may soon be a quick way of finding out: sending a text message.
Cameron Diaz has replaced Jessica Biel as the most dangerous celebrity on the Internet.
Corporations that are in the public eye can't cut corners, and YouTube addressed this issue today by introducing a new age-related feature for advertisers.
One in five American teenagers now suffers from some type of hearing loss, an increase of 31% since the mid-'90s, new research shows.
There are new software tools that can help you clean up and repel the latest cyberattacks. Many of them are free. Most require patience to learn how to use.
Get exclusive rankings of 1,400 schools. Use our tools to search for your perfect fit. And find details on scholarships, loans, and grants.
eBay owned Half.com has released an iPhone application Buying Wizard aimed at helping users comparison shop for deals on textbooks.
Where you can get a seasonal flu vaccine and an H1N1 flu vaccine across the Grand Strand and Pee Dee. Flu vaccine shipments continue to arrive in South Carolina, and we update clinic listings regularly.
Worried about a possible terrorist strike, American Airlines flight attendants confiscated 58 cell phones, lithium-ion batteries and charging devices from a passenger on a June 23 New York flight to Buenos Aires.
Delta Air Lines has launched a "Ticket Window" that allows users to book flights directly from its Facebook page.
To borrow the famous line from the 1976 film "Network," Americans are mad at Washington — and they're not going to take it anymore.
Thursday's meeting of the State Budget and Control Board will be live-streamed via the Internet. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.
Think you're going to ace freshman year? Want to put money on that? A website called Ultrinsic is taking wagers on grades from students at 36 colleges nationwide starting this month.
The Dell Streak, the company's 5-inch tablet device, is launching on August 12 with a new price: $299.99 with a two-year AT&T contract, and $549.99 for an unlocked edition.
From bargains under $50 to once-in-a-lifetime splurges, there's something for everyone in this year's ranking.
It appears that earlier reports were correct –- Verizon has confirmed that the Droid 2 will be available online starting tomorrow, August 11, and in stores on Thursday, August 12.
NASA said today it will give 150 of its Twitter followers an inside look at its space program and the chance to view a space shuttle launch in person.
Users of the iPhone can now download and watch TV shows on the device, AT&T announced Monday.
College students who download music and movies from peer-to-peer file-sharing programs such as LimeWire and KaZaA will find themselves cut off when they return to campus this fall.
Barnes & Noble announced its next move, launching NookStudy, a software solution that gives students access to eTextbooks and other digital content and organizational tools for learning.
Details on casting calls for the 11th season of NBC's "The Biggest Loser."
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are teaming up to compete with credit card companies by allowing customers to pay for products by waving their smartphones, according to a Bloomberg report.
For the first time, more mobile phone buyers are picking up handsets that use Google's Android operating system than Apple's iPhone, according to the folks at The Nielsen Co.
Hackers are adapting tried-and-true computer infections to work on Internet-enabled smartphones that are all the rage with consumers.
Social networking is a social phenomenon. For further proof, just take a gander at new Nielsen research out today. It says Americans spend nearly a quarter of the time they're on the Internet from their PC, or about six hours a month, on social-networking sites and blogs.
On Saturday Twitter hit a milestone as the 20 billionth tweet was sent over the service.
The UAE said Sunday it will suspend BlackBerry services because the device doesn't comply with local telecom regulations.
Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPad, according to two people familiar with the company's plans.
