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Apple sags as consumers buy cheaper iPhones
More consumers are buying the least expensive iPhones and iPads, a new phenomenon that is causing Apple's breakneck growth rate to slow. On Tuesday, ...
EYES ON LONDON: British gymnasts feel expectations
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ KEEP ...
China's newest city is on tiny island, has big aim
China's newest city is a remote island in the South China Sea barely large enough to host a single airstrip. It has a post office, bank, supermarket ...
Oil prices steady on stronger Chinese factory data
The price of oil is up slightly on signs that China's manufacturing is getting stronger. A survey of manufacturers on Tuesday suggested that factory ...
Panetta approves plan to lift F-22 flight limits
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has approved an Air Force plan to begin lifting flight restrictions on the F-22 stealth fighter jet, following the ...
Broadway's 'Ghost The Musical' to close next month
The musical based on the 1990 film "Ghost" won't be haunting Broadway for long. Producers said Tuesday that "Ghost The Musical" will play its final ...
At 50, Havaianas flip-flops are symbol of Brazil
Brazil's well-heeled socialites swear by them. Legions of slum-dwellers from the country's hillside "favelas" don them almost every day. Minimum wage ...
China seeks N. American energy reserves, know-how
Offshore Chinese energy giant CNOOC's $15 billion offer for Canadian oil and gas producer Nexen Inc. is strategically calibrated to win regulatory ...
Oil steadies as China data offset Europe worries
The price of oil stabilized on Tuesday, after sliding the day before on Europe's deepening debt turmoil, as a survey suggested a recovery in China's ...
Asian stocks fall as Europe debt crisis simmers
Asian stock markets mostly dropped Tuesday despite a sign China's manufacturing is beginning to recover as the possibility of a credit rating ...
Question after floods: Did China build too fast?
Recent heavy rains across much of China have left nearly 100 people dead, state media said Tuesday. More than a third of the fatalities were in the ...
2nd triple-digit loss for Dow in 2 days
Fear that Spain may need a bailout sent its borrowing costs soaring, the euro to a two-year low against the dollar and stocks around the world ...
Global economy in worst shape since 2009
Mounting fears about Spain's financial health help illustrate why the global economy is in its worst shape since 2009. Six of the 17 countries that ...
'Missile' homing in on world record at Olympics
Without the Thorpedo, James "The Missile" Magnussen is Australia's new weapon in the pool. The 100-meter freestyle world champion is at his first ...
Gov't panel: Nuke plant operator still stumbling
The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is still stumbling in its handling of the disaster 16 months later, by dragging its feet in ...
Oil falls to near $89 amid Europe, China jitters
The price of oil sank toward $89 a barrel Monday as a flare-up in Europe's debt crisis and concern over Chinese economic growth suggested demand for ...
Tough questions after Beijing rain storm kills 37
As China's flood-ravaged capital dealt with the aftermath of the heaviest rain in six decades Monday, including the deaths of 37 people, questions ...
Gov't probe of Japan nuke crisis criticizes TEPCO
Experts investigating Japan's nuclear disaster said Monday that the operator of the crippled plant continues to drag its feet in investigations and ...
US Osprey aircraft arrive in Japan amid protests
A shipload of the U.S. military's latest transport aircraft arrived in Japan on Monday amid protests over safety issues that have aggravated ...
Japan probes alleged cover-up at nuclear plant
Japanese authorities are investigating subcontractors on suspicion that they forced workers at the tsunami-hit nuclear plant to underreport the amount ...
Scandal, economy, unrest mar China's leader change
China's once-a-decade political transition coming this fall seems devoid of drama on the surface: It's clear who will take over, and the fight for ...
What to wear all a matter of money at Olympics
Olympians should have figured out one thing by now: What they can or cannot wear at the London Games has very little to do with their fashion, ...
Europe debt concerns push markets, euro lower
Concerns about Europe's debt crisis resurfaced on Friday, weighing heavily on the region's stock markets and pushing the euro to a two-year low.
Artist Ai decries unfairness in China legal system
Activist artist Ai Weiwei believes a tax evasion case was meant to intimidate him, but losing his challenge to the $2.4 million fine Friday did not ...