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Dees and Orbison wrote the hit quickly, inspired by a loving moment between the singer and his wife. And it was Dees who suggested that Orbison say "mercy" as the song's famous guitar lick played.

Many Americans are feeling more upbeat about the economy, according to the latest report from the Conference Board. That could bode well for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

The toxic fire leaves three workers with life-threatening burns, while there's no word when residents might be able to return home.

Something dark lies nestled inside a bucolic Shanghai park: a quaint cottage that is actually a secret detention center, known as a "black jail." Researchers say thousands of Chinese are detained each year in this draconian system of jails the state says doesn't exist.

The Canadian band that covered Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" with ten hands and one guitar have a new video. It's a visual puzzle, and one that required the band members to relearn their own song with the pieces out of order.

As some New Yorkers try to stay connected with others, they've had to search for pay phones because their cellphones have run out of juice. Question: When was the last time you sued a pay phone?

Funny lines, well-delivered can help a president's popularity. Whether they're spontaneous or carefully crafted, they have the power to persuade. Michael Phillips-Anderson, assistant professor at Monmouth University, says laughter helps us believe politicians will govern in a way we like.

Trustees at the school announced today that Judy Bonner, who served as the school's interim president for about five months earlier this year, is moving into the position for good.

If Mitt Romney was the man he was in 1994, Bloomberg said he would have voted for him. But his positions have changed, Bloomberg said.

When President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie came together in the aftermath of the superstorm, pundits took notice of a rare moment of bipartisanship and wondered if more was to come.