Snow in Midwest leaves some travelers scrambling
The first widespread snowstorm of the season plodded across the Midwest on Thursday, as whiteout conditions sent drivers sliding over slick roads and ...
2012 another record-setter, fits climate forecasts
As 2012 began, winter in the U.S. went AWOL. Spring and summer arrived early with wildfires, blistering heat and drought. And fall hit the eastern ...
Storms improve outlook for Mississippi River
A release of water from the Missouri River and recent snow and rain are offering some relief for the Mississippi River. Though still dangerously low, ...
Spain fines top 3 telecoms companies $159 million
Spain's National Competition Commission has fined top telecommunications operators Telefonica, Vodafone and Orange a total of €120 million ($159 ...
Oracle buying software co. Eloqua for about $811M
Business-software maker Oracle is adding to its cloud-computing capabilities with an $810.8 million purchase of software maker Eloqua. Oracle said ...
Deep freeze, snowstorms hit Romania, Bulgaria
Authorities declared a state of emergency in northeastern Bulgaria on Thursday as heavy snow and freezing temperatures are causing disruptions in both ...
Chinese toad in candlestick comes to South Africa
It's a real life Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Animal rescue officials in South Africa say they found a toad from China hidden inside a porcelain candlestick.
Google to sell part of Motorola for $2.35 billion
Google is selling Motorola Mobility's TV set-top business for $2.35 billion, lightening the load that the Internet search leader took on earlier this ...
Changes in law aim to protect kids' online data
Aiming to prevent companies from exploiting online information about children under 13, the Obama administration on Wednesday imposed sweeping changes ...
Brazil company sells cellphones with iPhone name
It's not your Apple's iPhone. A Brazilian company has begun selling smartphones in Brazil with the iPhone brand after winning the legal right to use ...
Kodak sells digital imaging patents for $525M
Eastman Kodak is selling its digital imaging patents for about $525 million, money the struggling photo pioneer says will help it emerge from ...
Internet ad revenue rises 18 pct to $9.3B in 3Q
Internet advertising hit a new high in the third quarter as marketers continued to shift money from print and broadcasting. The $9.3 billion spent on ...
Sirius XM Radio promotes Meyer to interim CEO
Satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio named one of its executives, James Meyer, as its interim CEO while it looks for a replacement for Mel Karmazin
Ecuador volcano blasts more hot rock from crater
The Tungurahua volcano in central Ecuador keeps spewing gas, ash and red-hot rock, forcing hundreds to evacuate from their homes. The country's ...
Rocket with 3 onboard heads for space station
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American, a Russian and a Canadian headed Wednesday for the International Space Station, where they will spend four ...
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500M in stock
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity with the aim of funding health and education ...
South Africa: 633 rhinos poached this year
South Africa says at least 633 rhinoceros have been killed this year alone as a poaching epidemic continues to threaten the animals. South Africa's ...
China is top dam builder, going where others won't
Up a sweeping jungle valley in a remote corner of Cambodia, Chinese engineers and workers are raising a 100-meter- (330-foot-) high dam over the ...
Smartphone makers post wins on separate continents
Apple and Samsung, the world's top two smartphone makers, each scored a significant victory on different continents that will allow both to keep ...
Source of persistent Gulf sheen remains a mystery
Officials say underwater inspections at the site of BP's Deepwater Horizon rig disaster have failed to identify the source of a persistent sheen on ...
Nielsen to buy Arbitron for about $1.26B
Nielsen, the dominant source of TV ratings, on Tuesday said it had agreed to buy Arbitron for about $1.26 billion to expand into radio measurement.
Sweden: 27 youths detained in Instagram unrest
Dozens of angry youths in southwestern Sweden pelted police with rocks and bottles in unrest apparently triggered by derogatory material published on ...
Software industry braces for new phone apps rules
A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, "Stack the States," gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making ...
Samsung drops Apple injunction bids in Europe
Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has withdrawn its requests to have sales of certain Apple products banned in Europe, though it is still ...
Ecuador volcano blasts lava high above crater
Volcano monitors say Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano shot lava a half mile (1 kilometer) above its crater overnight and blasted hot rock and gas nearly ...
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