SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is set to raise up to $18.4 billion in its IPO and become the first U.S. company to be worth more than $100 billion at its debut, as investors bet on a big pop in the stock when it begins trading on the…

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An FBI expert found crucial evidence in the Trayvon Martin case was inconclusive, saying it was impossible to tell if the voice screaming for help belonged to the black Florida teenager or his shooter George Zimmerman jus…

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch sowed the seeds of the phone hacking scandal that has tarnished his reputation by forcing Britain's most respected newspapers into "a Faustian bargain" with the powerful, a former editor of the UK's Times newspaper s…

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government took a brighter view of the economy in a report on Friday, thanks to improvements in private consumption and exports, but it warned that Europe's debt crisis and financial market swings could worsen the outlook.…

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is investigating reports of possible weapons-related deals between Pyongyang and Syria and Myanmar, the panel said in a confidential report seen…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday suspended sanctions barring U.S. investment in Myanmar in response to political reforms in the poor southeast Asian state, drawing praise from some U.S. lawmakers but criticism from human rights ad…

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's borrowing costs shot up at a bond auction on Thursday and its troubled banks suffered a double blow, with shares in part-nationalized Bankia diving and 16 lenders - including the euro zone's biggest - having their credit ra…

(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's profit and sales surpassed expectations as more people shopped at its established U.S. stores and spent more, pushing shares up more than 4 percent despite ongoing internal and government probes into possible bribery…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has agreed to testify before Congress over the bank's recent trading losses, which have ignited a political debate over whether large U.S. banks need to be reined in by regulators…

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek voters are returning to the establishment parties that negotiated its bailout, a poll showed on Thursday, offering potential salvation for European leaders who say a snap Greek election next month will decide whether it must…

A foundation devoted to education about and treatment of flesh-eating bacteria cites government figures estimating 500 to 1,500 cases occur in the United States each year. But media coverage of these cases is rare, so the story of a Georgia grad stud…

Just over two weeks after the shooting, police urged prosecutors to take George Zimmerman into custody after arguing his killing of Trayvon Martin was "ultimately avoidable."

Ballistics tests have linked the shooting deaths of two people along roadways in Mississippi, a source who has been briefed on the investigation said Thursday.

The remaining plaintiff in the sexual battery lawsuit against John Travolta fired his lawyer, bringing an end to the case, the lawyer told CNN on Thursday.

Mississippi's Supreme Court on Thursday denied the state attorney general's attempt that it reconsider its assent to controversial pardons -- several of them for convicted killers -- issued earlier this year by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour.…

Friends may be priceless. But 'friending' is worth $38 a share.

Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame-duck session after the November ele…

Closing arguments concluded Thursday afternoon in the corruption trial of John Edwards, after his defense team rested its case without calling the former Democratic presidential candidate's ex-mistress to testify.

Thieves must have something against Justice Stephen Breyer.

Ingo Walter and Jennifer Carpenter: Focus on changing the risk incentives of banks rather than the level of executive pay

MiamiHerald.comMiami Heat is getting hot under the collarMiamiHerald.comDwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat walks up the court after missing a shot against the Indiana Pacers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs at…

Christian Science MonitorFacebook to debut at $104 billionChristian Science MonitorBy Barbara Ortutay, AP / May 17, 2012 Facebook increased the size of its initial public offering by almost 25 percent and could raise as much as $16 billion. Regardles…

Report: Bird strike caused Marine helicopter crashThe Associated PressCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A bird strike caused a deadly helicopter crash at Camp Pendleton last year that killed two Marines, according to a Marine Corps investigation. The A…

MiamiHerald.comEvidence is released in the Trayvon Martin homicideMiamiHerald.comEvidence in George Zimmerman's second-degree murder case, including reports from five Sanford police investigators and an autopsy report documenting Trayvon Martin's sin…

PoliticoIn Nevada, rift divides state GOP, RNCPoliticoFed up with an inept and self-destructive GOP apparatus in Nevada, the Republican National Committee and the Mitt Romney campaign have decided to erect a “shadow state party” in this critical…

New York TimesEdwards Defense Asks the Jury to Distinguish Sin From CrimeNew York TimesGREENSBORO, NC — John Edwards has been a United States senator and a presidential candidate and has fathered five children. But this day was the most important d…

CBC.caCensus: Minorities are majority of US birthsPlain DealerBy The Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES -- The United States has reached a historic tipping point -- with Latino, Asian, mixed-race and black births constituting a majority of births for the…

Wall Street Journal38 Studios check returned due to insufficient fundsNECN(NECN: Julie Loncich) - Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and his troubled video game company had 17 days to write the state of Rhode Island a check - and when it was final…

USA TODAYObama hopes summit meetings can quiet overseas questionsWashington PostEager to avoid any setbacks that would distract the president's attention from the US economy in an election year, the Obama administration hopes to use a pair of summits…

CBS NewsResidents of 80 homes evacuated near growing wildfire in northern ColoradoWashington PostFORT COLLINS, Colo. — Hundreds of firefighters worked Thursday to combat a growing blaze that was scorching terrain around a scenic canyon in northern…