The latest news out of mobile phone provider AT&T(NYSE: T) isn't good.  AT&T posted a loss of almost $7 billion for the fourth quarter, which equated to a loss of $1.12 per share.  This is the first quarter where AT&T has posted a loss in the last three years.  Much of the loss can be attributed ...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Former presidential candidate and Mitt Romney supporter John McCain said he disapproves of the Romney campaign’s tactic of sending surrogates to Gingrich’s events and discouraged individuals from interrupting other’s campaign events. “That’s not my style,” the GOP ...

Joe Paterno was undoubtedly a great man. His passing should be considered a massive loss by college football, the University and the State that all owe him a debt of gratitude. In so many ways, some we are only just coming to understand, but many unequivocally positive, Penn State as an institution ...

Under pressure over its nuclear ambitions, Iran might never act on its threat to close the Strait of Hormuz but could retain enough tricks in its playbook to keep its enemies, shippers and global markets on edge. As Western states tighten sanctions and its enemies wage an apparent covert war against ...

(CNN)-- President Barack Obama unveiled a new college affordability plan Friday, proposing to further expand student financial aid while providing more assistance to schools that hold tuition down and cutting aid to those that do not. The plan is part of a populist White House pitch to middle class ...

Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve is trying to help Americans by stimulating the economy with low interest rates. It may actually push some of them toward riskier investments for yield. The Federal Open Market Committee said yesterday that economic conditions are likely to warrant ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The families of an American woman and a Danish man rescued by U.S. Navy SEALs from their Somali captors say they are grateful for all the efforts made to rescue the two. A statement on Friday from the Danish Refugee Council on behalf of the families said that family members are ...

ROME (Reuters) - Costa Cruises has offered 11,000 euros ($14,500) in compensation to each of the more than 3,000 passengers aboard its liner that ran aground and capsized two weeks ago, Italian consumer groups said on Friday. The offer is an attempt by Costa Cruises to limit the legal fallout of the ...

THE NEWS: Bill Gates pledged $750 million Thursday to fight three deadly diseases and rescue a beleaguered health fund whose financial losses have cost it donor support. THE BACKGROUND: Gates' announcement at the Davos World Economic Forum — a magnet for the business and political elites who ...

Don't believe the hype -- there were no snubs among the Oscar nominations. In the hours and days following the announcement of the nominations, all we heard was a lot of whining from so-called "Oscar experts" about who got snubbed. Trust me; nobody got snubbed. Nobody got robbed. There was no ...