Jackson Hole 2014: Laboring for a grip on when to hike

Jackson Hole 2014: Laboring for a grip on when to hike

Global central bankers and Fed officials devote the 2014 Jackson Hole policy conference to labor markets, the linchpin in the decision on wh...

Re-introduction of Mexican wolves into wild promises to be howling success

Re-introduction of Mexican wolves into wild promises to be howling success

Wild Mexican wolf pups return to Mexico's Sierra Madre after a 30-year absence as conservationists try to save the species which was driven ...

Massive dinosaur 'Dreadnoughtus' discovered in Argentina

Massive dinosaur 'Dreadnoughtus' discovered in Argentina

Scientists have announced the discovery of a 65 tonne dinosaur in Argentina that was one of the largest dinosaurs to ever walk the Earth. Be...

Heavy rains kill nearly 200 in Himalayan foothills

Heavy rains kill nearly 200 in Himalayan foothills

Nearly 200 people are dead and entire villages destroyed after some of the worst flooding to hit Pakistan and India in twenty years. Rob Mui...

Former New Orleans Mayor reports to prison

Former New Orleans Mayor reports to prison

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reports to federal prison to begin a 10-year sentence for corruption committed during the years of Hurric...

Atlantic City loses another casino -- Trump Plaza

Atlantic City loses another casino -- Trump Plaza

Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino has permanently closed its doors, making it the fourth Atlantic City casino to go belly-up this year. Jillian Kit...

Just the bare necessities for Estonia’s bear watchers

Just the bare necessities for Estonia’s bear watchers

Watching brown bears in their natural habitat is a big hit for Estonia's tourism industry, as hundreds of thrill-seekers make their way to t...

Currencies hit by falling oil prices

Currencies hit by falling oil prices

Picking up where they left off on Friday, Global markets continue to be hammered by falling oil prices. As crude hits a record five year low...

Black NYPD cops say they've felt racial profiling

Black NYPD cops say they've felt racial profiling

Harold Thomas, a black former detective now suing the department for which he worked nearly 30 years, says he used to tell NYPD cadets he's ...

Stampede kills dozens in Shanghai

Stampede kills dozens in Shanghai

Dozens of people are killed in a stampede at a New Year celebration in the Chinese city of Shanghai. Paul Chapman reports.">  

Record slowdown in China's economic growth

Record slowdown in China's economic growth

The Chinese economy marked the slowest annual expansion in 24 years as the country steers more towards consumption-led growth. Jane Lanhee L...

Greece votes on whether to dump austerity, take on lenders

Greece votes on whether to dump austerity, take on lenders

Greeks begin voting in an election expected to bring to power the radical leftist Syriza party, which has pledged to take on international l...

East Ukraine rebels plan general mobilization

East Ukraine rebels plan general mobilization

Rebels in eastern Ukraine say they plan a "general mobilization" to call up thousands of men to arms, increasing their army to as many as 10...

Israel's Netanyahu urges 'better deal' over Iran nuclear program

Israel's Netanyahu urges 'better deal' over Iran nuclear program

In the most anticipated speech to the U.S. Congress by a foreign leader in years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells U.S. to ho...

Search for MH370 will continue-Malaysia PM

Search for MH370 will continue-Malaysia PM

On the one-year anniversary of its disappearance, regional leaders say the search for missing Malaysian airliner will continue. Julie Noce r...

Swedish prosecutors seek to question Assange in London

Swedish prosecutors seek to question Assange in London

After years of stalemate, Swedish prosecutors say they want to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London over allegations of sexua...

Stocks snap 3-week losing streak

Stocks snap 3-week losing streak

Stocks finished the week off strong, with the Nasdaq hitting a 15-year high. Bobbi Rebell reports.">  

Obama meets Raul Castro in highest-level U.S.-Cuba talks in decades

Obama meets Raul Castro in highest-level U.S.-Cuba talks in decades

U.S. President Obama met Cuban President Raul Castro meet in the highest-level talks in more than 50 years, as they agreed to push ahead to ...

Amtrak train derailed while speeding -NTSB preliminary report

Amtrak train derailed while speeding -NTSB preliminary report

NTSB's preliminary analysis suggests the Amtrak train was traveling over 100 MPH, roughly twice the speed limit, when it derailed in Philade...

Inside Osama bin Laden's hideout secrets

Inside Osama bin Laden's hideout secrets

The CIA releases more than 100 documents seized in the deadly 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.">