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SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches

South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday. More>>

Mice return from a month in space

A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. More>>

Hits and misses in Facebook's history

By The Associated Press Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company. More>>

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined. More>>

Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr

Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications. More>>

Alaska volcano shoots ash 15,000 feet into the air

One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles when the weather allows. More>>

'Sonic' video games coming to Nintendo

Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo. More>>

Ex-Groupon CEO working 9 to 5 on business album

Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is diving into several new ventures, including indulging his inner rock star with an album of "motivational business music." More>>

Stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy

Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday. More>>

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. More>>

Congress gets mixed advice on regulating drones

The growing use of unmanned surveillance "eyes in the sky" aircraft raises a thicket of privacy concerns, but Congress is getting mixed advice on what, if anything, to do about it. More>>

Syrian hackers compromise FT blog, Twitter feeds

A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has regularly targeted... More>>

Canada trying to lure Silicon Valley tech workers

The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration... More>>

Correction: Drunken Driving-Zero Deaths story

In a story May 17 about a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation on a blood alcohol threshold for drivers, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the definition of a drink. The standard definition of a drink... More>>

Bloomberg appoints ex-IBM CEO as privacy adviser

Bloomberg LP, the financial news and information service, on Friday said it has appointed Samuel Palmisano, the former CEO of IBM, as an independent adviser on its privacy and data standards. More>>

Tableau Software soars in trading debut

Tableau Software shares soared in their trading debut Friday after the company and some of its investors raised about $254.2 million in its initial public offering. More>>

Correction: New Virus story

In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been... More>>

Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic

An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself. More>>

Google challenger in Vietnam redirecting queries

A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding... More>>

Alaska volcano continues to erupt, with lava, ash

A remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash clouds. More>>

Famed 'hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide

A homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who became an Internet hero earlier this year was arrested Thursday for allegedly beating a New Jersey lawyer to death inside his home. More>>

Dell's dismal 1Q illuminates PC maker's challenges

Dell's financial decay worsened during its latest quarter as the company slashed its personal computer prices in response to the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets. More>>

A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slump

Signs of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the stock market down Thursday. More>>

MLB hoping for large replay expansion in 2014

Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls and strikes should be subject to instant replay. More>>

Sector Snap: Makers of computer networking gear

Investors snapped up the stocks of companies that make computer networking gear Thursday after industry leader Cisco Systems Inc.'s latest quarterly earnings raised hope that business is picking up after a long stretch... More>>

NASA: New pump resolves big space station leak

An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. More>>

INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration

To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister:... More>>

Correction: Space Station-Star Trek story

In a story May 15 about astronauts at the International Space Station getting the new "Star Trek" movie, The Associated Press reported erroneously when the film opened on Earth. "Star Trek into Darkness" opened in the United... More>>

UK court jails 4 Lulzsec hackers for cyberattacks

Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday. More>>

Lawmakers accuse Google of dishonesty over taxes

U.K. lawmakers subjected search giant Google to blistering criticism Thursday, accusing the U.S. Internet company of playing games with Britain's tax rules to avoid paying what it owed. More>>

Apple says App Store hit 50 billion downloads

Apple says its customers have downloaded more than 50 billon applications from its App Store since its launch in 2008. More>>

Indonesia extends forest-clearing ban for 2 years

Indonesia has approved a two-year extension to a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands, officials said Thursday. Environmentalists praised the move but said the government must do more to curb the... More>>

New Zealand's top court takes Kim Dotcom appeal

New Zealand's highest court ruled Thursday that it will hear an appeal by Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three colleagues as they seek to avoid extradition to the United States. More>>

NASA craft's planet-hunting days may be numbered

NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar system. More>>

Google's products dig deeper into people's lives

For Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. More>>

Woman: China police ask to ax White House petition

Upset about plans for a petrochemical plant near her hometown in China, a woman turned to a new method that Chinese are using to air their complaints: she posted a petition on the White House's website. Then, Chinese... More>>

No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school

By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds - and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf... More>>

JPMorgan asks Bloomberg for privacy breach data

Lawyers for JPMorgan Chase & Co. are asking financial news and data company Bloomberg LP to turn over any records it has of reporters looking up the log-in and usage data of JPMorgan employees. More>>

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new... More>>

Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook

Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online and on mobile... More>>

Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools

Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the company... More>>

Syria rebels, regime troops fight in Aleppo prison

Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists... More>>

Stocks climb as traders shrug off economic reports

Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. More>>

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades

Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks. Google made it available in the U.S. Wednesday for $8 a... More>>

GPS satellite launched into space from Florida

A new GPS satellite has been launched into space. More>>

Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent

Cisco's net income jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter as revenue at all four of its divisions rose for the first time in a year and a half. More>>

Report: Feds' warnings about Sandy were confusing

Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. More>>

Students in Ghana launch mini-satellite

Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon. More>>

Correction: Immigration story

In a story May 14 about a Senate immigration bill, The Associated Press erroneously reported that two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers entered the U.S. on student visas. In fact only one of them did. More>>

Warner Bros. shuffles deck as top TV exec leaves

Hollywood studio Warner Bros. is shuffling its executive ranks as top TV executive Bruce Rosenblum leaves. More>>

Tiny camera in Illinois offers bug's eye view Video included

A tiny new camera developed at an Illinois university is giving researchers a bug's eye view. More>>

Netflix trading at pre-plunge levels

Netflix shares are trading at levels not seen since 2011 when it lost hundreds of thousands of customers after hiking prices for people who wanted continued access to DVDs as well as its streaming service. More>>

Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes. More>>

Experts: Smartphones another avenue for hackers

Smartphones are increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with thieves who see the devices as another way to tap into bank accounts and other sensitive information, experts say. More>>

Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam

Vietnam's booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S web companies. That's not deterring a newly launched Russian-Vietnamese outfit which believes it... More>>

Conn. chef set to feast on cicadas during invasion

Connecticut chef Bun Lai is already known for his Mexican grasshopper dish and his fried rice with meal worms and crickets. But he might soon also be recognized as the cicada chef. More>>

EU: China may be dumping mobile network equipment

A senior EU official says China may be illegally dumping and subsidizing the import into Europe of mobile telephone networks and their essential elements. But Competition Commissioner Karel De Gucht says an official... More>>

RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry

Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and Android devices powered by Google's software. More>>

Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems

A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a... More>>

Google CEO discloses 'rare' vocal cord problem

Google CEO Larry Page has disclosed a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally, but he says he remains fit enough to keep running the Internet's most influential... More>>

Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths

Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. More>>

US judge in Ore. dismisses movie pirating lawsuit

A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal... More>>

RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry

Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and Android devices powered by Google's... More>>

Hedge fund boss Loeb lobbies for breakup of Sony

The U.S. hedge fund manager renowned for shaking up Yahoo Inc. has set his sights on Sony Corp., proposing that the Japanese electronics giant spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division and use the money... More>>

Nicole Richie gets candid in new AOL web series

As the Twitterverse expands with millions of users, it can be hard to have a unique voice. Nicole Richie doesn't have that problem. More>>

TV-over-Internet service hits Atlanta next month

Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday. More>>

Teacher removes explosive from Colorado school

A teacher removed a suspicious package left inside a northern Colorado school that was later determined to be an active explosive, authorities said Tuesday. More>>

Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes

A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. More>>

Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks

By The Associated Press The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, May 6, to Sunday,... More>>

Dell raises intrigue by rescheduling 1Q report

Struggling personal computer maker Dell will report its latest quarterly earnings ahead of schedule in a move likely to spur speculation that the results will be dismal. More>>

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks

By The Associated Press The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, May 6, to Sunday, May 12: More>>

Update to address Windows 8 confusion will be free

A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the company said Tuesday. More>>

Budget cuts pare real-time monitoring of volcanoes

Scientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have been forced to shut down stations that provide real-time tracking of eruptions and forgo repairs of seismic equipment amid ongoing federal budget cuts - moves that could mean... More>>

Nokia unveils metallic smartphone, stock tumbles

Nokia Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its first Lumia smartphone with a metal cover, low-light camera features and new social network apps. But the new model failed to impress investors, who sent the company's stock down more... More>>

Turkish womb transplant patient loses baby

A hospital says a Turkish woman who was the first to get pregnant with a transplanted donor womb has had her pregnancy terminated. More>>

Microsoft embraces a Google service for a change

Microsoft's disdain for Google doesn't extend to all of its rival's products. More>>

German court orders changes to Google search hints

Google Inc. must respect requests to remove autocomplete entries from its search bar in Germany if they are defamatory, a German court ruled Tuesday. More>>

BlackBerry CEO may announce lower-priced phone

The CEO of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion will deliver a keynote speech amid speculation that he'll introduce a lower-priced version of the BlackBerry at the company's annual three-day conference in Orlando, Fla. More>>

China tightens grip on discourse, ideology

Chinese authorities have shut down or frozen the microblog accounts of several prominent liberal intellectuals and harassed rights lawyers lobbying against unofficial "black jails," underlining the determination of the... More>>

BlackBerry CEO may announce lower-priced phone

The CEO of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion will deliver a keynote speech amid speculation that he'll introduce a lower-priced version of the BlackBerry at the company's annual three-day conference in Orlando, Fla. More>>

Sharp reshuffles management after record loss

Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. named a new president Tuesday, reshuffling its top management to help restore profitability after reporting a record loss. More>>

Sharp reshuffles management after record loss

Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. named a new president Tuesday, reshuffling its top management to help restore profitability after reporting a record loss. More>>

3-man space crew returns safely to Earth Video included

A Soyuz space capsule with a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan. More>>

Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads

The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this... More>>

High-tech pushes for more in immigration bill

High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill pending in the Senate. Labor unions said the Silicon Valley had already gotten enough in the... More>>

Gov't obtains wide AP phone records in probe Video included

The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into... More>>

Astronaut exits space station with music video Video included

In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." More>>

Bloomberg exec apologizes amid new report of leaks

Financial data and news service Bloomberg LP moved to repair damage to its reputation Monday as a published report said that more than 10,000 of its clients' private messages containing sensitive pricing data had been... More>>

British PM visits Boston to discuss marathon bombs

British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be learned from the deadly Boston Marathon bombing. More>>

Dell board committee seeks more info on Icahn plan

By TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer Dell board members say they need more details from investor Carl Icahn if he wants them to seriously consider his latest challenge to Michael Dell's $24.4 billion plan... More>>

GM says supercomputers to keep recalls in check

General Motors Co. says a new supercomputing data center and a fledgling shift to bring software development in-house should help it limit the size of future safety recalls. More>>

LinkedIn looks to build on its impressive resume

LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn't be more different. More>>

Project aims to track big city carbon footprints

Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. More>>

High court rules for Monsanto in patent case

The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation. More>>

Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of 2013 so far

The sun has fired off a massive flare, the strongest solar eruption this year. More>>

France mulls culture tax on smartphones

The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital cultural content inside France. More>>

UK retailers relax rules on GM poultry feed

Three major British grocery chains have ended their bans on providing genetically modified feed to chickens. More>>

2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks

Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials - a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. More>>

Singapore begins inquiry into US worker's death

The girlfriend of a U.S. software engineer whose parents insist he was murdered in Singapore said at a coroner's inquest Monday that he had been unhappy at work and feared "heavy hands coming after him." More>>

China investigates top planning official for graft

Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into a powerful economic planning official accused by a prominent journalist of corruption, the latest high-level target of the new leadership's anti-graft drive. More>>

Project aims to track big city carbon footprints

Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. More>>

Bloomberg bars reporters from client activity

Financial data and news company Bloomberg LP says it has corrected a "mistake" in its newsgathering policies and cut off its journalists' special access to client log-in activity on the company's ubiquitous trading... More>>

Experts: CO2 record illustrates 'scary' trend

The old saying that "what goes up must come down" doesn't apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. More>>

Spacewalking repair halts station leak - for now Video included

Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak. More>>

World grapples with rise in cyber crime

International law enforcement agencies say the recent $45 million dollar ATM heist is just one of many scams they're fighting in an unprecedented wave of sophisticated cyberattacks. More>>

Greenhouse gas milestone; CO2 levels set record

Worldwide levels of the chief greenhouse gas that causes global warming have hit a milestone, reaching an amount never before encountered by humans, federal scientists said Friday. More>>

Icahn, Southeastern challenge Dell takeover plan

By TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer One of the biggest critics of Michael Dell's plan to take the company he founded private has launched a fresh challenge to that $24.4 billion bid and says the slumping... More>>

NASA: Spacewalk planned to fix space station leak Video included

Two astronauts will make a hastily planned spacewalk Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in the power system of the International Space Station. More>>

Surgeon: Stonewall Jackson death likely pneumonia

By BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by... More>>

'Ring of fire' eclipse crosses Australia, Pacific

The moon glided between the Earth and sun, blocking everything but a dazzling ring of light, for the few skygazers lucky enough to see Friday's "ring of fire" eclipse in northern Australia and the South Pacific. More>>

Panasonic reports big loss but forecasts profit

Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic Corp. on Friday reported a near-record net loss of 754 billion yen ($7.5 billion) for the fiscal year through March due to restructuring costs and slumping sales, but predicted a... More>>

London Zoo seeks female mate for near-extinct fish

The London Zoo is urgently seeking a female mate for the last-known males of a critically endangered fish species. More>>

More than just a mother, now she's your 'friend'

By MARTHA MENDOZA AP National Writer Josh Knoller, a young professional in New York City, spent years refusing his mother's "Friend Request" on Facebook before, eventually, "caving in." Today they have... More>>

Global network of hackers steal $45m from ATMs

The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and... More>>

Feds in NYC: Hackers stole $45M in ATM card breach

A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday - and... More>>

Wash. officials say state courts office was hacked

The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked sometime between last fall and February, and up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver's license numbers may have been accessed during... More>>

Obama, in Texas, presses middle-class jobs agenda

Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face resistance from... More>>

YouTube's new pay channels go from campy to kids

Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities - these are among the offerings on 30 channels that will soon require a paid... More>>

AT&T launches prepaid cellphone business

AT&T is launching a prepaid cellphone service - Aio Wireless. More>>

Arias trial postponed until next week Video included

The next phase of the Jodi Arias murder trial was postponed Thursday and will continue next week. More>>

Dish chair dares Softbank to raise bid for Sprint

The chairman of satellite broadcaster Dish Network Corp., which is trying to buy Sprint Nextel Corp., is daring Sprint's other suitor to raise its bid. More>>

UK budget airline to test ash cloud detector

A U.K. budget airline will create an artificial volcanic ash cloud over Europe this summer to test ash detection technology. The experiment aims to avoid the kind of chaos that paralyzed air traffic during eruptions three... More>>

Social media raises concern about Disney trademark

When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea. More>>

Dish Network 1Q results miss expectations

The satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network fell short of Wall Street expectations for the first quarter and shares slid to a three-week low Thursday. More>>

Kerry hopes Russia won't sell missiles to Syria

ROME (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a "destabilizing" factor for Israel's security. More>>

Tesla Model S gets Consumer Reports' top score

The Tesla Motors Inc. Model S electric car has tied an older Lexus for the highest score ever recorded in Consumer Reports magazine's automotive testing. More>>

Tesla Model S gets Consumer Reports' top score

The Tesla Motors Inc. Model S electric car has tied an older Lexus for the highest score ever recorded in Consumer Reports magazine's automotive testing. More>>

China investigates director alleged to have 7 kids

Authorities are investigating whether one of China's top film directors fathered seven children in violation of the country's strict family planning laws, state media and a local official said Thursday. More>>

Sony back in black on cheap yen, healthier sales

Sony Corp. is back in the black for its fiscal fourth quarter, recording a 93.9 billion yen ($948 million) profit, with big help from a weaker yen that boosts overseas earnings. More>>

Hit by liner, Happ says 'I feel really fortunate'

J.A. Happ isn't sure how he'll react when gets on a mound again. One thing he does know is that he's going to try to forget what happened Tuesday night. More>>

Wearable robots getting lighter, more portable

When Michael Gore stands, it's a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident, yet he rises from his wheelchair to his full 6-foot-2-inches and... More>>

Huawei founder gives first ever media interview

During 26 years at the helm of Chinese tech giant Huawei, founder Ren Zhengfei has never once agreed to be interviewed by a journalist. More>>

SS&C Tech says Carlyle will sell half its stake

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that its biggest shareholder, private equity firm Carlyle Group, plans to sell about half its stake in the company. More>>

'Young and Restless' star Jeanne Cooper dies at 84

Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84. More>>

US appeals panel speaks well of Google book plans

Judges on a federal appeals court panel spoke excitedly Wednesday about Google Inc.'s plan to create the world's largest digital library, signaling that the court has a favorable opinion about the value of the... More>>

Stephen Hawking backs boycott of Israeli academics

British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June, citing his belief that he should respect a Palestinian call to boycott contacts with Israeli academics. More>>

Dow average gains, holds on to 15,000 level

The Dow Jones industrial average rose, closing above 15,000 for a second day after breaching the landmark level for the first time Tuesday. More>>

Feds get closer look at fake mobile bill charges

When a mysterious, unauthorized fee appears on your cellphone bill, it's called "cramming" and consumer advocates and regulators worry it's emerging as a significant problem as people increasingly ditch their... More>>

Microsoft appoints new CFO from Office division

Microsoft says its new chief financial officer is Amy Hood, previously CFO of the Office division. More>>

Syria blames Internet outage on technical problem

A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said Wednesday. More>>

Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties

Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. More>>

State media say Internet service restored in Syria

Internet service was restored in Syria on Wednesday, after a countrywide outage cut off the country from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said. More>>

T-Mobile US sells 500,000 iPhones in a month

T-Mobile US Inc., the last of the major U.S. carriers to start carrying iPhones, is selling them at a brisk pace, it reported Wednesday. More>>

AOL shares tumble on weak 1Q results

AOL Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income jumped 23 percent, helped by an increase in global advertising revenue. More>>

Dutch gov't website attacked; suspect extradited

The Dutch government said Wednesday its main website is being hacked, and also confirmed that a man suspected of participating in another major cyberattack on Swiss-British anti-spam watchdog group Spamhaus has been... More>>

Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties

Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. More>>

Study: Distracted driving deaths underreported

Seventeen-year-old Kelsey Raffaele's last words were over a cellphone to a friend: "I'm going to crash!" More>>

Microsoft extends search guarantee in Yahoo deal

Microsoft has extended a guarantee that provides Yahoo with financial protection as part of the two companies' Internet search partnership. More>>

China's struggling automakers jump on SUV boom

BYD is known for electric cars but this year's flagship model is the S7, a gasoline-powered SUV. It comes with an interior air purifier, radar to help with backing and digital TV. An onboard hard drive can hold 1,000... More>>

Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House

Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet. More>>

Internet firms say Syria goes offline again

Syria is experiencing an Internet outage similar to a two-day blackout late last fall, according to companies that monitor online traffic around the world. More>>

Disney 2Q results beat Street; shares rise

Revenue gains at Disney's parks and movie studio led to a 32 percent increase in net income during the January-March quarter. The results, which topped analyst expectations Tuesday, showed that the company's... More>>

FTC puts background check sites on notice

Federal regulators on Tuesday warned several companies that the quick, easy background checks they are providing online might violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act. More>>

Special effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92

When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons in a sword fight, a... More>>

NY group buys Tesla property, plans science center

A New York community group that raised $1.3 million in a six-week online fundraising effort has purchased a laboratory once used by visionary scientist Nikola Tesla. More>>

Europeans had common ancestors 1,000 years ago

Europeans appear to be more closely related than previously thought. More>>

Common Windows 8 gripes and possible solutions

Microsoft is preparing an update to Windows 8 for release later this year. It says the changes are designed to address complaints and confusion with the new operating system. More>>

Elon Musk's SpaceX signs lease at NM spaceport Video included

Another space industry heavyweight has signed on to use New Mexico's Spaceport America - Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Tuesday. More>>

Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House

Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet. More>>

Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes

Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. More>>

Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean

The old coastal road in this fishing village at the eastern edge of Grenada sits under a couple of feet of murky saltwater, which regularly surges past a hastily-erected breakwater of truck tires and bundles of driftwood... More>>

Study: Distracted driving deaths underreported

Seventeen-year-old Kelsey Raffaele's last words were over a cellphone to a friend: "I'm going to crash!" The car she was driving had clipped a snow bank and spun into oncoming traffic, where it was T-boned by an SUV.... More>>

US job postings fell in March; hiring slowed

U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in March compared with February and slowed overall hiring, underscoring a weak month of job growth. More>>

Aruba Networks plunges on revised outlook

Shares of Aruba Networks fell sharply before the opening bell Tuesday after the company nearly halved its third-quarter adjusted profit expectations and cut its outlook for revenue as well, just a week before it reports... More>>

East about to be overrun by billions of cicadas Video included

Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers that people from North Carolina to Connecticut... More>>

New satellite appears to be working flawlessly

A new satellite hovering nearly 450 miles above the Earth appears to working flawlessly as it embarks on a 10-year mission to document the planet's surface, scientists and engineers at the U.S. Geological Survey's... More>>

Jurors deliberate Arias fate amid spectacle Video included

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YouTube said set to soon launch pay channels

YouTube is set to announce within a few weeks a series of channels that will require payment, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. More>>

Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales

The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping - for many a largely tax-free frontier - to state sales... More>>

At California port, some ships plug in to power up

In less than a year, many of the diesel-powered cargo ships docking at California ports won't just tie up - they'll also plug in. More>>

What will the online sales tax bill mean for you?

Congress is considering legislation that would give states the ability to require out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes. If the measure passes, consumers would lose a loophole that has resulted in years of tax-free... More>>

Venus Williams, Roddick join WTT ownership group

Venus Williams and Andy Roddick were just kids when they got their first taste of World Team Tennis. More>>

Adobe shifts to subscriptions for software package

Adobe says it is moving to an online subscription-based model for the software package it sells to designers, Web developers, video editors and other creative professionals. More>>

East about to be overrun by billions of cicadas Video included

Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers that people from North Carolina to Connecticut... More>>

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