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Sharks beat Oilers 3-2 in shootout to open 7-0
After rolling to their first five victories, the San Jose Sharks are showing they can win the tight games, too. Michal Handzus and Dan Boyle scored ...
RIM shares down again after new BlackBerry launch
Research In Motion's stock gyrations reflect investors' key concern: Is the BlackBerry maker's new phone the company's savior or isn't it? THE SPARK: ...
Rudy Gay heads to Toronto in Grizzlies' makeover
Rudy Gay is on his way to Toronto in the latest and most dramatic move in the Memphis Grizzlies' money-motivated makeover. The Grizzlies agreed to ...
New BlackBerry won't be released in US until March
Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled new, versatile BlackBerrys after excruciating delays allowed Apple, Samsung and others to build commanding leads in ...
Investors give cool reception to new BlackBerrys
The long-awaited debut of new BlackBerry smartphones flopped on Wall Street. The stock of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. started to sink ...
RIM changes name to BlackBerry, unveils 2 phones
After lengthy delays, Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled its first two phones with the new BlackBerry 10 system. The Q10 will have a physical keyboard, ...
Toyota recalls 1.29M vehicles for air bags, wipers
Toyota is recalling over one million cars around the world for faulty air bags and defective windshield wipers. The move comes just days after Toyota ...
Snowmobiler in critical condition after Winter X
Snowmobiler Caleb Moore was in critical condition Tuesday in a Colorado hospital after a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, and a relative ...
Canada, Holland: WhatsApp violates privacy norms
Regulators in the Netherlands and Canada say the popular messaging application WhatsApp is violating internationally accepted privacy norms by ...
Crucial, long-overdue BlackBerry makeover arrives
The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedier device, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities ...
'Hansel & Gretel' nabs $19M, No. 1 at box office
"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" cooked up $19 million in its opening weekend. Paramount's R-rated action film update on the classic fairytale topped ...
Study: Distant rural areas may feel cities' heat
Heat rising up from cities such as New York, Paris and Tokyo might be remotely warming up winters far away in some rural parts of Alaska, Canada, and ...
Canada denies Randy Quaid's request to stay
Canadian immigration officials have denied U.S. actor Randy Quaid's request for permanent resident status in Canada. A Canadian government official ...
A look at countries where women are in combat
From France's Joan of Arc to female resistance fighters in World War II and the black-clad women warriors of the Viet Cong, history is filled with ...
Wind, snow thwart search for plane in Antarctica
Hurricane-force winds and snow were preventing searchers Friday from reaching a plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while ...
Martinez returns to Red Sox as assistant to GM
Former Boston manager Terry Francona gave Pedro Martinez a big hug along with some advice to help him in his new job as a special assistant to the Red ...
Dutch, Britons, Germans warned to leave Benghazi
Britain, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, warning of an ...
WADA disputes ex-UCI chief claim on doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency disputes a claim by former cycling federation leader Hein Verbruggen that discussing suspicious doping samples with ...
WADA disputes Verbruggen claim on doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency disputes a claim by former cycling federation leader Hein Verbruggen that discussing suspicious doping samples with ...
Hoffman does divas in directing debut 'Quartet'
At least Dustin Hoffman is honest when asked why it took him so long to make his directing debut. "I don't know," Hoffman said. The 75-year-old ...
Plane carrying 3 Canadians missing in Antarctica
Bad weather has forced rescuers to wait until Friday to try to reach a small plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while ...
Sundance stars sound off on gun violence in film
The Sundance Film Festival isn't home to many shoot-em-up movies, but action-oriented actors at the festival are facing questions about Hollywood's ...
53 senators urge approval of Keystone XL pipeline
More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama to move ...
AP IMPACT: Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs
Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries ...
Neb. governor OKs Keystone XL route through state
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman approved a new route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Tuesday that avoids the state's environmentally sensitive ...