The school year is underway again, and some parents are making a big decision. The practice of holding children back a year before they start kindergarten is popular among affluent, well-educated and highly competitive parents. But it may not be the …

The blockage was discovered on July 17 when residents of the affluent south-western suburb of Kingston upon Thames reported trouble with flushing their toilets. A video posted online Tuesday shows the moment a remote camera discovered the enormous …

He stands accused of possessing a half-kilo of cocaine, 100 grams of heroin and undisclosed heroin-dealing items, according to the Washington City Paper. The news broke Monday afternoon, sending a wave of … While D.C. is unique as a metropolitan area …

Gold hit its highest level in nearly three weeks on Monday, and one expert said the precious metal could rise nearly 20 percent by by the end of the year—a call many traders thought was too aggressive for this market. Spot gold rose as much as 2.2 …

(Updates trades/prices to close) NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Gold prices hit three-week highs on Monday after the largest exchange traded gold fund showed the first net inflow since June, while surging silver and raw sugar also contributed to broad …

BEIJING—Chinese buyers flocked to jewelry stores in the second quarter to send China's gold purchases to a new high, according to Chinese figures, demonstrating the growing market power of customers such as Zhu Di. [image] Chuin-Wei Yap/The Wall …

TSX rises 52.14 points, or 0.42 percent, to 12,594.27 * Six of 10 main sectors decline * Gold mining stocks surge more than 5 percent * BlackBerry to explore alternatives, up nearly 11 percent By John Tilak TORONTO, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Canada's main …

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Gold hit its highest in nearly three weeks in thin trade on Monday, shrugging off a stronger dollar on technical buying, while the world's biggest gold exchange-traded fund recorded the first inflow in two months. Holdings in …

Heading into Monday's events, the United States leads the medal standings with two gold and three overall, edging Kenya and Ethiopia, which both have one medal of each color. Bolt and 100 bronze medalist Nesta Carter put Jamaica into fourth place.