Oil prices rose Wednesday and stocks fell amid fresh concerns about Middle East supplies following a warning that Iran appeared to be stepping up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.

The female inmate who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers said Tuesday.

Molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday.

Donald Trump's chances of winning the Nobel Peace Prize are seen as minimal, but his "spectre" will cast its shadow over Friday's announcement of the winner in Oslo, experts say.

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Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in classic Hollywood films including "On the Waterfront" and "North by Northwest," died Tuesday, her publicist said. She was 102 years old.

Australia is investigating how and where the firm behind an app used in popular low-cost smart glasses collects and stores personal data, the country's data protection watchdog said Wednesday.

After falling out of favor, shares of power stocks got plugged in on Tuesday on a big deal between Constellation Energy and ...

Constellation Brands STZ +2.08% stock fell after hours Tuesday even as the Modelo maker topped quarterly earnings ...

A former senior CIA official who was arrested in May with a hoard of hundreds of gold bars worth more than $45 million in his home pleaded guilty to fraud on Tuesday.

The death of a Russian lab technician triggers fears of a pneumonic plague outbreak, even as health officials downplay the ...

Winter Heating Bills Could Be Lower for Most Homes. Why High Oil Prices Don’t Matter. Winter is coming, and so too are the ...