The first big wave of new rules under the federal health care law goes into effect on Thursday, leaving many insurers scrambling to get ahead of the changes.

PTI AP US President Barack Obama addresses a summit on the Millennium Development Goals at the United Nations on Wednesday. US President Barack Obama has said that developing nations would have to help themselves and not completely depend on aid from ...

News Analysis: RIM could be releasing a new tablet with in a week. But in order for that device to be successful, it will need several specific features.

By AP Roy Oswalt and two relievers combined on a one-hitter and the National League East-leading Philadelphia Phillies defeated visiting Atlanta, 1-0, on Wednesday night for their 10th straight win.

By LM Otero, AP By David Lieberman, USA TODAY Hundreds of communities may soon lose their local video stores. Blockbuster - the company that helped to turn movie renting into a national pastime - is set to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ...

A new study suggests that increased awareness and improved treatments rather than mammograms are the main force in reducing the breast cancer death rate.

From foreclosure to food shortages, the recession set in motion by the financial crisis of 2008 is having a broad and deeply-felt global impact.

While saying he believes some veterans have earned a rest, he also said Wednesday that "The rally cry now is 'We have 12 (games) left, everything we have for 12.

By AP A report released in Geneva by three United Nations-appointed human rights experts said Wednesday that Israeli forces violated international law when they raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May, killing nine activists.

MILWAUKEE -- An eight-run second inning doomed the Reds as they took a 13-1 loss to the Brewers on Wednesday that prevented them from getting a three-game series sweep.

(Recasts lead, adds more comments from Wen on trade and implications of any major adjustment in the yuan, background.) By Min Zeng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--China's Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday ruled out any large-scale ...

Fossil hunters have uncovered the remains of an ancient beast that can lay claim to the dubious title of the horniest animal ever to walk the Earth.

Staking out his territory back in Chicago, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is chatting up potential opponents and delivering strong hints he'll return home to run for mayor.

President Obama speaking at the United Nations on Wednesday, where he outlined what he called an ambitious new approach to helping the poorest nations.

Chris Waldrop, Director of the Food Policy Institute at the Consumer Federation of America, says the Food and Drug Administration has done a good job handling a massive egg recall, but adds the agency needs more authority to prevent outbreaks.

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corp., plays bridge as part of the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. annual shareholder meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska, May 3, 2009.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - He will not be moving back to Elmwood, the yellow mansion where he lived as president of Harvard, but Lawrence H. Summers will still be a big shot - presumably a less contentious one - when he returns to campus next ...

Abbott Laboratories says it is recalling a line of infant formula that may be contaminated with insect parts. The voluntary action affects Similac-brand powder formulas in the US, Puerto Rico, Guam and some Caribbean countries.