Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s pledge to focus more on bolstering growth spurred speculation the government will step up efforts to combat a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. Wen called for “putting stabilizing growth in a more important position” and didn’t mention inflation ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO will hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country by mid-2013, alliance leaders said on Sunday as they charted a path out of a war that has lost public support and strained budgets in Western nations ...

WASHINGTON -- Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and his party raised a sizable $40 million last month from donors who want him to replace President Barack Obama. But even as Romney solidifies his position as the eventual GOP nominee, many supporters who backed his primary election challengers have ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Miami's season, the one that's supposed to end in an NBA championship and vindication, was slipping away. LeBron James brought it back. And this time, Dwyane Wade helped him. James scored 40 points, Wade added 30 — 22 in the second half — and Miami's dynamic duo took over after ...

The CEO of the Nasdaq stock exchange says it is "humbly embarrassed" by its bungling of Facebook's hugely anticipated debut as a public company on Friday. Robert Greifeld told news media there's no indication the delay contributed to the underwhelming performance of Facebook's stock, which ended at ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone can protect its currency if its stronger countries provide more support for the weaker to help them deal with their problems, British finance minister George Osborne said in a newspaper on Sunday. The future of Europe's 17-country single currency bloc is under threat ...

In one week, Ina Drew has found herself in a position no investment banker wants to be in. Out of a job. In the public eye. Facing the prospect of losing millions of dollars in bonuses and stock awards under JPMorgan Chase’s new claw-back policy. And perhaps worst of all, being the ammunition ...

A trial lawyer turned senator, John Edwards was the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee and ran for president again in 2008. In 2006, he met Rielle Hunter, a woman who would become his mistress, change the course of his life and land him on trial. Edwards was charged with six counts of ...

Into her 60s, the girl still worked hard for the money. In fact, in 2008, just before turning 60, Donna Summer had a No. 1 dance hit with “I’m a Fire.” That meant she, along with Cher, had scored a No. 1 song in each of the last four decades. Only Madonna has charted more dance hits than ...

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A 36-year-old new mother of twins who is suffering from a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection has undergone a series of operations to remove dead or damaged tissue in a South Carolina hospital, her brother said on Sunday. Lana Kuykendall was admitted to ...