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10 memorable quotes from the ongoing World Economic Forum on Africa today.

Instagram user Janae Copelin snapped a stunning photo of a rare fire tornado in Missouri over the weekend. Fire tornadoes are typically created out of wildfires, but in this case, a farmer was burning a field when the ...

Oil is not the same around the world. It can be light or heavy based on its density. It can be sweet or sour depending on its sulfur content. And these characteristics have major affects on price. "Crude oils that are li...

Syphilis is back with a vengeance; CDC warns 2013 rate is double that of 8 years ago.

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked separatists in the east Ukraine region of Donetsk to postpone a vote to secede from Ukraine. But the pro-Russian rebels running the "Donetsk People's Republic" say th...

Home prices across the United States, including distressed sales, increased 11.1% in March 2014 compared to the same time last year, the latest published data shows. This represents 25 months of consecutive year on year ...

Wendy's winning customers by taking a hint from Chipotle's playbook.  The fast-food chain saw sales increase by 0.7% this year, compared with a 0.1% increase for Burger King and a 1.7% decline for McDonald's, writes Ven...

Average residential asking prices in six regions of the UK reached record highs in the first quarter of the year and the number of new listings increased by 114%, new data shows. The figures from the Move with US website...

UK house prices fell marginally in April, down 0.23%, the second successive monthly price fall in a row and the third in the last six months, the latest Halifax index shows. But the Halifax index report points out that m...

The average rate charged on a two year fixed rate mortgage in the UK increased by 0.09% in one month, the fastest increase in the average rate since February 2012 when it rose by 0.13%. The average two year fixed rate in...

Former U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert on Thursday listed her historic, seven-bedroom mansion in Hinsdale for $3.15 million.

(Reuters) - Missouri legislators are considering banning car makers selling direct to the public, in another challenge to Tesla Motors Inc's push to bypass car dealers.

Private jet membership company Magellan will fly prospective college students to their campus tours for a mere $43,000. Magellan's $43,500 10 Hour Jet Card: College Tours flies students from school to school and books ca...

MIAMI (AP) -- Authorities say a man accused of stealing more than 100 pounds of gold worth nearly $3 million in South Florida is back in the U.S. after being captured in Belize. The U.S. Marshalls Service reports that 34...

Two weeks ago Obama said, 'We're not interested in containing China.' So this week Beijing showed it will not be contained.

Low interest rates, bargain property prices and a strong pound is luring British investors back to the overseas property market, according to a new report from mortgage specialists Conti. In the first three months of thi...

The property market in the UK is constrained and marred by weak supply and high demand, according to the latest residential survey report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The average number of ho...

Apple is in negotiations to buy Beats Electronics in a $3.2 billion deal, according to The Financial Times. The Bloomberg terminal just flashed a headline backing up the FT story. The deal could be announced next week, t...

Asbestos is one of those lethal toxins that should not persist as a problem in this country, but it does. Companies still use it, workers are still exposed to it and 10,000 Americans still die from asbestos-related illne...

If you cycle to work, there are usually two options: walk in with a stretched-out and rumpled suit, or quickly sneak into a bathroom to change out of your Livestrong spandex. Now, there's a third option. San Francisco-ba...

Anton Sattler says he could not have made his award-winning CHOSIN documentary or its spin-off graphic novels without what he learned in the Marine Corps. First of all, the Marines taught him how to thrive under stres...

While it can feel like there is no wiggle room in your budget to save more, here are my tips on scrimping those pennies and hitting the road.