The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

People of Venezuela went into a shopping frenzy after their president, Hugo Chavez, announced a dual rate devaluation of the nation’s currency, the bolivar.

The national football team of Togo has decided to stay in Candiba, Angola to play after the bus carrying them into the tournament was ambushed last Friday.

Newsworthy incidents continue to rise in airports around the world after the failed bomb attempt in a Detroit-bound airline last Christmas Day. Three men were arrested by British police in Heathrow Airport, London over a bomb hoax Friday, January 8.

Marvel is suing the children of the late comic artist Jack Kirby who issued notices that trademark rights to several marvel characters will be reverted back to the Kirby estate by 2014.

The 3-D film “Avatar” has finally taken the second spot for highest grossing film of all time–ending the six year stay in the silver spot of “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.”

The man who breached security at the Newark Liberty International Airport last Sunday has been named and was released from custody. The man, it turned out, wanted to prolong his farewell time to his girlfriend who was leaving for Los Angeles.

Three earthquakes hit northern California this weekend. The first two were felt Thursday and Friday, January 7-8 in the same region of Silicon Valley. Another one followed Saturday, January 9, in Ferndale, the US Geological Survey reported.

The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 34-14 to advance in the NFL playoffs. Tony Romo silenced his critics by turning in a 23-of-35 passing performance, good for 244 yards and two touchdowns.

New York beat Cincinnati 24-14 in an AFC Wild Card game at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals started strong in the first quarter but the Jets scored 21 unanswered points and took control of the game.