A group of hikers was marching in a parade in a small Virginia town.

Authorities say an officer's bullet killed a college student during a response to a home invasion.

A simple test could have alerted officials that drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated.

Finance Minister Bill English says the Budget 2013 will help the most vulnerable people in society "who the Government has served very poorly in the past".Mr English said the Budget revealed on Thursday, which focused on housing...

Investigators of a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play.

But the odds of winning the estimated $600 million prize remain astronomically low.

An airline official says a US Airways Express flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble.

First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.

Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.

Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.

When teaching older children and teenagers about personal finance, experience is key. Here are six real-life experiences that can get them on the right financial track. 

His agenda doesn't appear to have been dramatically harmed thus far.

Richard DeCoatsworth has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes, police say.

Chicago will shut down part of its "L" elevated rail system's busiest line for five months starting on Sunday, forcing thousands of commuters to seek other routes and creating the biggest such U.S. transit disruption in two decades.

It's all about the odds.With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot on Saturday night.

North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Defence Ministry said, prompting Western powers to urge Pyongyang to exercise restraint.

Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, made a quick trip to Rome Saturday for a private meeting with Pope Francis.

A wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels.

NEW YORK, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF) today announced that it will be making a presentation, led by Al Tylis, President, and Debra Hess, Chief Financial Officer, ...

Finance Montréal announces the winners of the FinTech Montréal 2013 Conference contests

PASADENA, Calif. -- General Finance Corporation , the parent company of businesses in the mobile storage, modular space and liquid containment industries (the "Company"), announced today that ...

Goldman Sachs will finance $500 million worth of rooftop solar systems to be marketed and installed by SolarCity, the companies announced Thursday. The deal, which was first agreed to last year, is meant ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bill Villari, President of US Premium Finance, announces the utilization of Demotech, Inc. as their primary analytical resource for evaluating transaction risk ...

By Ehab Farouk CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior Egyptian Finance Ministry adviser involved in talks on a vital IMF loan has resigned, suggesting that newly appointed bureaucrats loyal to President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood had meddled in his work. Sami Khallaf's resignation, announced on Wednesday, points to friction resulting from Brotherhood-linked appointments in the civil service. The ...

May 16 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Thursday: * Dish Network Corp has lined up four banks to finance its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, ...

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.