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Sam Spade would say the falcon is much more than a bird: It's the "stuff that dreams are made of." One of the two statues used in the 1941 movie was sold at an auction in New York Monday.

The Federal Reserve says it needs more evidence of a sustained recovery before halting or tapering off its bond-buying program.

The nation's 43rd president made a rare appearance on national TV. Told that he looks more relaxed now than when he was in the White House, Bush laughed and said, "No kidding ... duh!"

The magnitude 7.2 temblor's epicenter was about 80 miles northwest of Acapulco, but it shook up residents in the capital, Mexico City.

It's the second mass death sentence in just two months in Egypt; however, all but 37 of the 529 people convicted in March had their sentences commuted.

The plan shifts $100 million to pension funds and resolves one of the record bankruptcy's most contentious issues.

Though the sample of results released Sunday is based on less than 7 percent of the total vote, analysts say a runoff is likely.

What is the mix of bachelor's degrees awarded today? And how has it changed since 1970?

The Islamist group Boko Haram, which has been blamed for previous such atrocities, is again suspected. Boko Haram believes it's a sin to teach "Western" values to Muslim students.

Next year's operating and capital budgets total $12.8 billion, $400,000 less than this years, but still with a $1.4 billion dollar deficit.A member of…