Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway Friday as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price

Stocks fell in early trading Friday after the government said more jobs were lost in October than expected, pushing the unemployment rate above 10 percent for

A bright forecast from Cisco Systems and upbeat economic news sent stocks soaring Thursday and propelled the Dow Jones industrials back above 10,000.

A packed commuter train struck and killed a rail worker during the morning rush Thursday, disrupting service for three hours and stranding hundreds of riders

Stocks climbed in early trading Thursday after the market got encouraging news on jobs and consumer spending, two of the economy's biggest trouble spots.

The global smart phone market set a record for shipments in the third quarter as it continues to weather the economic turmoil, research firm IDC said Thursday.

"The 100 days is going to go by so quickly, but I know a lot is going to happen in those 100," said snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler. "It's just kind of like that

Consumers, enticed by cooler weather, early holiday discounts and an improving economy, spent a little more in October, handing the retail industry its second

Hundreds of Yankees fans poured into the streets of New York early Thursday to celebrate the team's 27th World Series championship.

A late-day slump left stocks mixed Wednesday as investors couldn't hold on to their optimism after the Federal Reserve gave an encouraging assessment of the

Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best again.

A new study confirms what your 130 Facebook friends and scores of Twitter followers may have already told you: The Internet and mobile phones are not linked to

Maine voters have torpedoed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry.

The public television show, produced by the Children's Television Workshop, will mark its 40th year on November 10, the day the series debuted in 1969.