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There is a sound scientific explanation for the making of our world—no gods required. An excerpt from the new book by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.

A UPS cargo plane crashed Friday evening after takeoff near Dubai, killing two pilots in the package delivery giant's first fatal aircraft accident.

DECLARATIONS Democrats are running out of time to find an answer.

A weakening yet still potent Hurricane Earl headed for summer resort towns in southeastern Massachusetts, after causing flooding but no major damage as it churned past North Carolina.

The U.S. economy lost 54,000 jobs in August as census workers continued to exit payrolls, but the private sector added 67,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose to 9.6%.

So-called professional cards are increasingly being marketed to ordinary consumers, but they aren't covered under the Card Act.

Ready to take the plunge? While there's no guarantee of success, entrepreneurs can at least avoid these common missteps.

More than 1,500 male fans of the Japanese dating-simulation game LovePlus+ have flocked to resort town Atami for a date with their videogame character girlfriends.

A growing number of homeowners are choosing to pay down their mortgages at a faster rate--even if it means a substantial jump in their monthly payments.

Congressional investigators are questioning a half-dozen lawmakers for possibly misspending government funds meant to pay for overseas travel.

Why the liberal elite finds Americans revolting.

Faced with debt and looming costs from the new federal health-care law, many local governments are leaving the hospital business, shedding public facilities that can be the caregiver of last resort.

Thousands of people packed nearly a mile of the National Mall at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial for a rally organized by conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck. Civil-rights leaders held a counter rally at the site of a future Martin Luther King Jr. memorial.

A firm run by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is suing Apple, Google, Facebook and 8 other companies alleging they are violating patents developed at a Silicon Valley lab Mr. Allen financed more than a decade ago.

Americans look at the president and see a stranger.

After remaining mostly out of view and silent on policy debates since leaving office, George W. Bush is about to promote his memoir, to be published a week after the Nov. 2 elections.

Mexico's increasingly violent war on organized crime hit a new low after the discovery of 72 bodies at a remote ranch near the U.S. border.

A 60-mile traffic jam near the Chinese capital could last until mid-September, officials say.

Investors sent U.S. stocks to a broad and sharp decline, snapping up safe-haven Treasurys as they feared a protracted and uncertain recovery.

No one said it would be easy to build the greenest house on the block. Scott Adams on perplexing energy bills, ugly lawns and the true meaning of "green."