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The St. Louis Cardinals came from behind twice to beat the Texas Rangers 10-to-9 last night, forcing the World Series to Game 7.

St. Louis forced a Game 7 in the World Series. After Thursday's big rally, stock markets are dipping as investors take profits. And the flooding in Thailand continues.

U.S. stocks had one of their best days in weeks Thursday: The Dow jumped nearly 3 percent and prices in Europe went through the roof. The surge came after the announcement that European leaders finally agreed on a comprehensive plan to tackle their debt problems. Does the rally mean investors think the crisis is over?

The president campaign has "relied on prominent supporters who are active in the lobbying industry to raise millions of dollars for his re-election bid," The New York Times reports.

National Geographic calculates that the most typical person is a 28-year-old Chinese man. Meanwhile, check out interactive tools that estimate how many people were alive the day you were born.

The E. coli outbreak that sickened more than 4,300 people in May and June had epidemiologists scrambling to find the contaminated vegetables that caused it. What made it difficult, they say in a new paper, is that people had trouble remembering what exactly was in the salads they ate. In this case, the culprit turned out to be fenugreek seeds, but it was a long road to get there.

Thousands marched on the streets of Sidi Bouzid and attacked one of the buildings of the prevailing political party. The protests in the city that gave birth to the uprising make clear that the path to democracy won't be easy.

The government's weather agency said the $1.5 billion satellite will help finesse long-term forecasts.

On this 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty's dedication, live cameras have been turned on. The views include a live stream from the lady's torch.

U.S. News & World Report's ratings count when it comes to marketing to prospective medical students and fundraising, med school deans acknowledge. But they take the rankings less seriously as a scientific gauge of what actually goes on at their schools.