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Nearly 50 million Americans have gone without health insurance for at least part of the past year up from 46 million people in 2008, federal ...

A six-month decline in mortgage rates has spurred a surge in refinancing while doing little to increase property demand as US unemployment hovers near 10 percent.

Temperatures in hit 113 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, breaking records and sending residents to the beaches.

Fundraising for the midterm elections is smashing records, as Republicans and their allies stage an all-out push to seize control of Congres ...

Zeke Iddon, an eccentric from the UK, attempted a marathon run on Guitar Hero for a Guinness World Record. This is how he got on. The world record was for the longest ever continuous play by a single participant, a new title for which Guinness set a minimum time of 24 hours.

The world is hotter than ever. March, April, May and June set records, making 2010 the warmest year worldwide since record-keeping began in 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says.

The number of U.S. homes taken back by banks through foreclosure hit a record high in the second quarter, even as lenders delayed more homes from entering the process through short sales and loan modification efforts, according to data to be released Thursday.

Mortgage rates mostly fell the past week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falling slightly, extending its record low.

The East Coast broiled under an unforgiving sun Tuesday as record-toppling temperatures soared to 100 or higher in several cities, utility companies ...

The third episode of teen vampire saga debuted on Wednesday to a record-breaking $30 million box office in screenings just after midnight.