It's never wise to underestimate the power of the American consumer, which has kept America's economy humming through a year and a half of inflation chaos.

The labor market ballooned in January when the US economy added an astonishing 517,000 jobs, blowing past Wall Street's expectations. But at the same time, a slew of corporate layoff announcements have prompted questions about whether there could be a broad slowdown on the horizon.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have sold one of their San Francisco homes for $31 million in an off-market deal, a spokesperson for the family confirmed.

The New Zealand Government has declared a nationwide state of emergency as Cyclone 'Gabrielle' passes through the country, causing flooding and landslides.

The 43-year-old gunman who killed three students and wounded five others at Michigan State University had no apparent connection to the campus, police said Tuesday as they searched for a motive for shootings that terrified the community for hours.

Dr. Toyoda was the son of the company’s founder and the father of current president and CEO, Akio Toyoda.

Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Monday, broadcaster CNN Turk reported, a week after a major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria killing more than 33,000 people.

The body of the Sri Lankan victim from the earthquake that hit Turkey has been found by rescue teams and the victim has been identified by her daughter.

The death toll in Turkey and Syria from the quake has surpassed 28,000, and hope of finding many more survivors is fading despite some miraculous rescues.