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Microsoft, Apple tablets have most profit margins
Microsoft and Apple are garnering the highest profit margins for their tablets, followed by Google and then Amazon, according to research firm IHS.
G-20 fears US sharp fiscal tightening
Finance officials from the world's largest economies on Monday called on countries to reject protectionism and currency manipulation despite a raft ...
Lights still out in Cuba's 2nd city after Sandy
Cuba's second city is still struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy even as streetlamps in hard-hit lower Manhattan shine brightly ...
A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects
The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 106 ...
Study: Stem cells from strangers can repair hearts
Researchers are reporting a key advance in using stem cells to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks. In a study, stem cells donated by strangers ...
Apple suit vs. Google over patent rates dismissed
A federal judge in Madison, Wis., on Monday threw out a suit by Apple Inc. claiming that Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility is seeking unreasonably ...
IDC: Apple 3Q share of tablets drops to 50 pct
Apple's share of the market for tablet computers fell to 50 percent in the third quarter as the iPad faced more competition from Android devices such ...
Schools return to life in storm-ravaged NYC, NJ
The nation's largest school system lurched to life Monday, when all but the most affected students still suffering from Superstorm Sandy made their ...
Nor'easter threatens weather-weary East Coast
A week after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the East Coast, wiping out entire communities, residents were bracing for yet another potentially damaging ...
Photo-sharing app Instagram expands to the Web
Instagram, the photo-sharing app that was created for mobile phones, is expanding to the Web. The service will launch Instagram profiles on the Web ...
Jobs dwindle during green power debate
An eerie quiet has settled over the Walker Components plant, which assembles custom cables for a global wind turbine company. Orders are down from ...
The danger increases, but still the water calls
"We are tied to the ocean," an avid sailor and president named John F. Kennedy once said. "And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or ...
Nigeria floods kill 363, displace 2.1 million
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency says 363 people died over months of flooding across the West African nation and 2.1 million others were ...
Post Sandy, manic Monday begins for commuters
Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a week ...
Poachers dehorn 14 rhinos in South Africa, 3 die
Police say 14 rhinos in two South African provinces have been found illegally dehorned in the past week. Three of them died. Capt. Paul Ramaloko said ...
Inland NJ town reeling from river flooding
The lives of the residents of Lamker Court lie in heaps on lawns and curbs. A stuffed Shrek doll sits atop a dining room chair. A gas stove rests in ...
Cold weather and new storm add to victims' misery
Shivering victims of Superstorm Sandy went to church Sunday to pray for deliverance as cold weather settling in across the New York metropolitan ...
Red Cross carries on despite storm-response flak
It happened after the 9/11 terror attacks, after Hurricane Katrina and now, once again, after Superstorm Sandy: The American Red Cross takes flak for ...
Dizzying array of media streams spotlight election
The days of watching Election Night coverage on a single television set may soon be a quaint anachronism. Americans have an array of alternatives for ...
Elderly face challenges coping with Sandy's impact
Eileen James sits by the window when the sun is out, wears gloves to bed and hasn't had a hot meal in a week. Like many elderly people in the New York ...
PROMISES, PROMISES: Hours to go, promises to keep
Mitt Romney has a ton of promises to keep if he becomes president, and that's on his first day alone, never mind the other 1,460 days. Barack Obama ...
Newspaper discloses new Cameron text messages
A British lawmaker called Sunday for the country's media ethics inquiry to publish all the text messages it has between Prime Minister David Cameron ...
AP PHOTOS: Long gas lines after destructive Sandy
Filling stations with "No Gas" signs taped to the pumps are confronting drivers across New York City and coastal New Jersey amid fuel shortages ...
Fight intensifies over NW coal exports
The progressive college town of Bellingham, Wash., is known for its stunning scenery, access to the outdoors and eclectic mix of aging hippies, ...