Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced that he would work with other Democrats and the White House to pass a public option through reconciliation if that’s the legislative path the party chooses.

The largest US auto insurer alerted regulators earlier than first believed about a worrying trend of accidents involving Toyota Motor [...]

Russia joined America and France in open criticism of Iran’s nuclear program as China came under pressure not to block a move to tighten UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Taking a step to normalize lending after holding interest rates to extraordinary lows for more than a year to prop up the financial [...]

The FBI wants to keep track of everything you do online and is putting pressure on ISPs to comply.

A revealing graph from Talking Points Memo shows a clear correlation between the recent slowdown in jobs lost and Obama’s presidency.

NYU is building a sister school in Abu Dhabi, but is [...]

Cyber attacks disclosed by Google and Adobe that may lead Google to quit China highlight a sophisticated type of bespoke cyberspying that could be more widespread than previously thought. A Los Angeles law firm recently reported a cyber attack from China as well, and is representing a company suing China for allegedly stealing its [...]

Nasa scientists yesterday announced that a probe that was deliberately crashed into the moon’s southern polar region last month discovered at least 25 gallons of water.

NASA: The world isn’t ending in 2012.

Nearly five million copies of the new video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 were sold on the first day of its release, [...]

The UN General Assembly declared that Afghanistan’s presidential election was both credible and sound, despite allegations of widespread fraud that led critics to question the vote’s legitimacy.

Wall Street bonuses to rise 40%.

The United Nations has said political corruption costs governments about $1.6tn every year.

China has pledged to give Africa $10bn in [...]

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc will pay $26 billion to buy out railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp in what the billionaire investor called a bet on the US economy.

Federal regulators, who have concluded that the financial crisis was caused in part by inappropriate pay practices on Wall Street, have already held numerous [...]