Spain busts 'ransomware' cybercrime gang
Spanish authorities on Wednesday announced the breakup of a cybercrime gang that used a "ransomware" virus to lock computers throughout Europe, ...
Apple cuts MacBook Pro price, updates processors
Apple says it has lowered the price of its 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops by $200 and updated its processors. It also launched new models with faster ...
Wisconsin scientists help search for alien life
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are helping search for evidence of alien life not by looking into outer space, but by studying some ...
South Africa says 96 rhinos poached so far in 2013
South African authorities say at least 96 rhinoceros have been killed so far this year, as rampant poaching for their horns to sell to buyers in Asia ...
Guppies use ugly friends to seem more attractive
When it comes to mating, guppies treasure their ugly friends - because they look so good by comparison. An article published Wednesday by Britain's ...
Snow-buried communities seek help from residents
With schools still closed, cars still buried and streets still blocked by the widespread weekend snowstorm, officials around southern New England are ...
People search for sentimental items after twister
Brian Bernard has spent hours since Sunday's tornado sifting through the wreckage of his family's house in search of his daughter's flute. It's not ...
Report: Sandy was 2nd-costliest hurricane in US
Superstorm Sandy was the deadliest hurricane in the northeastern U.S. in 40 years and the second-costliest in the nation's history, according to a ...
Yahoo CEO plans to prune company's mobile apps
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer thinks the Internet company will be able to please more people with fewer smartphone applications. Mayer told an audience of ...
Animal welfare groups sue to end Midwest wolf hunt
The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to restore federal protections for gray wolves in the ...
Cheap yen a boon and a risk for Japan companies
As the yen weakens, famous Japanese exporters from Toyota to Nintendo are getting a boost but the favorable exchange rate also carries risks by ...
Lindsey Vonn mending after surgery on right knee
The swelling around Lindsey Vonn's repaired right knee has gone way down a day after surgery and her spirits way up. Back in time for the 2014 Sochi ...
Mississippi twister carves long path of wreckage
Jeff Revette ran from his car and lay face-down in the grass next to the red-brick wall of a church as a tornado roared toward him, with debris ...
Philippine town mourns largest captive crocodile
A remote southern Philippine town has gone into mourning over the death of the world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity, even though it was ...
Obama to revive populist message in Tuesday speech
Reviving his populist re-election message, President Barack Obama will press a politically-divided Congress to approve more tax increases and fewer ...
Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be ...
The whopper of a storm didn't rank high in history
The snowstorm that walloped the Northeast with about 3 feet in some places didn't add up to being that bad, federal statistics say. Two National ...
Contest seeks underworldly names for 2 Pluto moons
Want to name Pluto's two tiniest moons? Then you'll need to dig deep into mythology. Astronomers announced a contest Monday to name the two itty-bitty ...
Drivers face tough commute in snowy Northeast
The workweek in the snow-clobbered Northeast got off to a slow and slippery start Monday as drivers encountered unplowed streets, two-lane roads ...
Alone, together: Snowed in, in the age of hashtags
The East Coast woke up under a blanket of snow this weekend and collectively documented the experience on the myriad social and mobile inventions of ...
UK watchdog launches investigation into Autonomy
Britain's accounting watchdog announced Monday that it is investigating the books of British business software maker Autonomy Corporation in the ...
Homes wrecked, dozen hurt in Mississippi tornado
Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up Monday to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for ...
Germany: no prospect of shale gas fracking soon
Germany's environment minister says he doesn't expect the extraction of natural gas by "fracking" will start any time soon in Europe's biggest economy
How Obama is wielding executive power in 2nd term
This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama's campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive ...
Fewer New Year fireworks in polluted Beijing
The annual Lunar New Year fireworks barrage in Beijing was notably muted following government appeals to reduce the smoky celebrations after air ...
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