Bernanke said the Fed could start reducing bond buying "in the next few meetings" but warned against premature action, amid conflicting messages that roiled markets.

The gruesome broad-daylight killing of a man believed to be a British soldier was quickly branded an act of terrorism by officials, reviving fear of violence by Islamic extremists.

A complex dedicated to country music star Shania Twain has a date with the wrecking ball next month.

PokerStars, the largest online poker company in the world, is playing a difficult hand: just two years after being shut down in the U.S. it wants to return to the table.

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Two Belgian entrepreneurs hoist adventurous eaters high in the air for a gourmet meal with views.

J.P. Morgan shareholders rejected a proposal to split James Dimon's dual roles as chief executive and chairman, and re-elected all the members of the bank's board.

Children huddled against an interior wall at the Plaza Towers school in Moore, Okla., as a massive tornado passed; afterward, it was one of the few pieces of the building left standing.

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Apple's tax strategies came under harsh scrutiny Tuesday in the Senate, where lawmakers are finding it far easier to call for a simpler tax code than to produce one.

Rather than tune out a political system plagued by allegations of cronyism and wasteful spending, Spaniards are turning to grass-roots activism.

People are daft about Daft Punk, crazy enough to spend thousands of dollars on helmets resembling what the two pop stars are usually wearing.

Apple paid no corporate income tax to any nation on tens of billions of dollars in income over the past four years, Senate investigators disclosed ahead of a hearing on Tuesday.

Large tornadoes swept through towns just south of Oklahoma City, killing at least 51 people—including 20 children—and laying waste to numerous buildings, including more than one elementary school.

Rather than tune out a political system plagued by allegations of cronyism and wasteful spending, Spaniards and many other Europeans are turning to grass-roots activism.

Apple paid no corporate income tax to any nation on tens of billions of dollars in income over the past four years, Senate investigators disclosed ahead of a hearing on Tuesday.

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Large tornadoes swept through towns just south of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon, killing at least 51 people and laying waste to numerous buildings, including more than one elementary school.