A bitter blast of cold air will challenge records that have stood since the 1980s from the northern Rockies to the Southeast, as well as stress energy grids, in the run up to the Christmas holiday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran executed a second prisoner on Monday convicted over crimes committed during the nationwide protests challenging the country's theocracy , publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others.

DECEMBER 8--A holiday party fracas involving a man dressed as the Grinch and a coworker wearing a reindeer costume required the intervention of Michigan cops who arrested the Seuss wannabe for assaul

'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' Robert Kiyosaki sees more pain ahead for the global economy, even as some investors are wondering if the bottom is in for U.S. stocks.