Judge Betty Binns Fletcher, of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, died Monday night as reported by the Associated Press. As one of the country's first women lawyers, Fletcher knew discrimination firsthand and fought for the rights of the oppressed.
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Oral Cancer Prevention International and CDx Lab Merge to Form CDx Diagnostics
Oral Cancer Prevention International and CDx Laboratories recently merged to become CDx Diagnostics.
Banks Witnessed an Increase in Auto and Education Loans in November
The Federal Reserve noted a sharp increase in borrowing loans from banks in November. The borrowing figures increased by $16 billion when compared to October.
Obama Tries to Rescue Fiscal Talks For Post-Christmas Deal
The White House on Friday tried to rescue stalled talks on a fiscal crisis after a Republican plan imploded in Congress, but there was little headway as lawmakers and President Barack Obama abandoned Washington for Christmas.
Lawyer for Galleon's Raj Rajaratnam Appeals Conviction Claiming Wiretaps Mishandled
One day after Rajat K. Gupta, formerly of Goldman Sachs, was sentenced to two years in prison for insider trading, a lawyer for Raj Rajaratnam who is currently serving an 11-year sentence in a Massachusetts prison for the same crime, asked that his conviction be set aside, The New York Times reported.
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The couple has officially broken up after three months of dating, Sanchez's rep confirmed to US Weekly Tuesday, as reported by The Daily News.
Rumor has it that the world's top golfer, 23-year-old Irishman Rory McIlroy, is on the verge of signing a 10-year deal with Nike, worth $250 million, according to major media sources.
Warren Buffett, the country's second-richest man and one of the world's most successful investors, told CNBC in an interview Wednesday, that he sees the U.S. economy "inching ahead" despite slowing economies in Europe and Asia.
The acclaimed Hollywood director Tony Scott died from multiple blunt force injuries and drowning, according to an autopsy report released by the Los Angeles County coroner Monday. His death has been listed as a suicide.
AirBnb Inc., which allows travelers to rent private accommodations online around the world, is in discussions with the venture capitalist Peter Thiel about an investment of approximately $150 million, according to inside sources, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Forty one year-old disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has been stripped of seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life following ratification of United States Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) sanctions against him by the International Cycling Union (UCI) on Monday. Now the Texas company that paid his prize money may want it back.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has gone on record as saying he is opposed to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's economic stimulus plans as "ineffective and inflammatory," and has vowed to appoint a new Fed Chair, if he is elected, The New York Times reported today.
Lakota Sioux activist Russell Charles Means died Monday of esophageal cancer at his ranch on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, according to a statement released by his family. He was 72.
Traffic Low for Online Video Chat Service 'Airtime' Despite Top Firms' Backing, According to AppData
Despite a splashy, star-studded coming out party in June and funding from celebrities and big name venture capital firms, the video chat start-up Airtime appears to be struggling, based on information published in The New York Times today. "So far its traffic appears to be little more than a trickle," reporter Jenna Wortham wrote.
