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Comcast announced Thursday a deal to become majority owner of NBC Universal. The deal gives Comcast control of NBC, the Spanish-language Telemundo and about two dozen cable channels.

Stocks have sold off sharply in Europe, Asia and the U.S. One analyst says much of the decline stems from a global "deleveraging" that will continue for a while.

Lawmakers are demanding that GM, Ford and Chrysler submit a plan for improvements before Congress will consider a $25 billion aid package for the auto industry. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid say if there's a viable plan, Congress might return to work early next month for a vote. Some lawmakers wanted Congress to stay in session.

Some people looking for 2018 insurance under the Affordable Care Act may have a little longer to sign up — for example, in states and U.S. territories hit by this year's hurricanes.

Although a CDC study released Tuesday found that 80 percent of cases develop outside the hospital or at a nursing home, many people still don't know about this lethal medical condition.

Despite government policies designed to encourage health coverage for these children, many families are thwarted by confusing rules and regulations, advocacy groups say.

In a letter to state regulators, the Obama administration says rates shouldn't be allowed to go up as much as some insurers are proposing for plans sold to individuals on the health exchanges.

Speaking at the historically Black university, President Biden delivered a familiar pitch to a demographic that helped him secure his 2020 victory in the Democratic primary: He's not Trump.

The political world is reacting after a federal jury determined former President Donald Trump is liable for battery and defamation in a civil lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll.

Richardson, who previously served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was also known for his volunteer efforts to free Americans held in foreign countries.