Laura Bush helped influence Texas-themed library
Laura Bush wanted to make sure her husband's presidential center reflected their Texas roots, and it does — right down to the building's limestone ...
Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter
Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign ...
Tax-free Internet shopping jeopardized by bill
Tax-free shopping on the Internet could be in jeopardy under a bill making its way through the Senate. The bill would empower states to require online ...
Atlanta schools work to help kids left behind
Long after the school day ends, nearly half the students enrolled at Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta spend an extra four hours in class looking ...
Reuters editor charged with hacking: I was fired
A Reuters deputy social media editor accused of conspiring with hackers to deface a Los Angeles Times story said Monday he had been fired.
Halliburton seeking settlement over Gulf oil spill
BP's cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 announced Monday that it is trying to negotiate a settlement ...
Portable ATMs, phone-charging in China quake zone
The tent village that sprang up in two days to house quake survivors in mountain-flanked Lushan is no ordinary refugee camp. China's full range of ...
Energy Dept. seizes $21M from electric car maker
The Obama administration has seized $21 million from troubled automaker Fisker Automotive Inc. just weeks after the company laid off three-fourths of ...
Sprint forms committee to evaluate Dish offer
Sprint Nextel has formed a committee of independent directors to review a $25.5 billion buyout offer from Dish Network. The committee has retained ...
River views trump permanent flood protection
Her Missouri hamlet soon to celebrate its 200th birthday, Mayor Jo Anne Smiley embraces Clarksville's perilous place along the Mississippi River, ...
Obama pedals bike at 3rd White House science fair
It was an offer President Barack Obama couldn't refuse. "You're welcome to try this out if you like," the Oakland Park, Fla., high school student said
US teens doing better than public realizes: survey
American teenagers aren't doing as poorly on international science tests as adults think. Despite the misconception, people don't think the subject ...
Yahoo's email service in China to close in August
Yahoo's email service in China will close this summer as part of an arrangement worked out with its partner in that country, Alibaba Group.
White House: Obama backs Internet sales tax bill
The White House says President Barack Obama supports a bill to give states more authority to collect sales tax from Internet retailers. White House ...
Number-saving comes to Nigeria mobile phone market
To know what it is like to make a mobile phone call in Nigeria, ask anyone to turn out their pockets or upend their purses. One, two, three and ...
Rhino conservationist dies in South Africa
A game reserve in Kenya plans to hold a memorial service next month for Anna Merz, a conservationist who sought to protect the rhinoceros from ...
Group kicks off planting of ancient tree clones
A team led by a nurseryman from northern Michigan and his sons has raced against time for two decades, snipping branches from some of the world's ...
China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 188
After dynamiting through landslide-blocked roads, Chinese relief crews hurried food, water and other supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan ...
MDs warn teens: Don't take the cinnamon challenge
Don't take the cinnamon challenge. That's the advice from doctors in a new report about a dangerous prank depicted in popular YouTube videos but which ...
Rivers crest across Midwest; more rain in forecast
Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous ...
Former Google CEO shares vision in tech treatise
Some illuminating books already have been written about Google's catalytic role in a technological upheaval that is redefining the way people work, ...
Feds halt funding for $361M pipeline
Federal officials temporarily stopped funding a $361 million water pipeline for a Native American reservation in Montana after learning that millions ...
At Shanghai show, Japan automakers woo lost sales
Japanese automakers promised special Chinese designs and green technology in addition to the usual flashy fanfare at this year's Shanghai Auto Show, ...
Midwestern river cities brace for floodwaters
The fast-rising Mississippi River was making travel difficult Saturday, both on the river and for those simply trying to get across it.
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