
Obama administration plan for curbing gun violence
Proposals for curbing gun violence announced Wednesday by President Barack Obama: NEEDS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION: — Requiring background checks on all gun ...

Ireland recalls 10 mln burgers on horsemeat fears
An Irish meat processor recalled 10 million burgers Wednesday from supermarkets across Ireland and Britain amid fears that many could contain ...

Goldman, Morgan Stanley pay $557M in mortgage case
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will pay a combined $557 million to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who ...

Facebook unveils social search feature
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new search feature that's designed to entice people to spend more time on his company's website and will put ...

Review: Searching for answers on Facebook
Facebook unveiled a new search tool on Tuesday that gives users a chance to sift through the photos, places and other information available on the ...

Lentz: Toyota winning back buyers with new models
Toyota is on a roll after two difficult years, when it was hit by a string of safety recalls and then by the earthquake in Japan. The Japanese ...

Browning: VW expects more US growth in 2013
New vehicles and lower prices helped Volkswagen AG to its best U.S. sales year ever in 2012. But it has even bigger plans. Volkswagen — which is made ...

Gun group chief says industry didn't cause Newtown
A trade show expected to draw tens of thousands of gun enthusiasts and manufacturers opened Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip with the head of an ...

Toyota retakes global auto sales crown from GM
Toyota has once again dethroned General Motors as the world's top-selling automaker. The Japanese company sold 9.7 million cars and trucks worldwide ...

Apple stock wilts on worries about iPhone demand
Apple's stock slipped below $500 for the first time in 11 months on Monday as investors reacted to reports signaling the company's latest iPhone is ...

Valpak coupons now offered in some vehicles
The company that sends you blue envelopes stuffed with coupons also wants you to save money while you're driving. Valpak has partnered with Roximity, ...
Report: Apple cutting orders for iPhone 5 parts
Apple shares fell in premarket trading Monday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the company has cut its orders for iPhone 5 components due ...

Google's ultrafast Internet draws startups to KC
Inside a small bungalow on the street separating Kansas City, Kan., from its sister city in Missouri, a small group of entrepreneurs are working on ...

Ford CEO: Luxury market has room for Lincoln
Ford thinks the luxury car market is missing something. Luxury buyers sobered up during the recession, the company reckons, and they now find German ...

Lance to admit doping in Oprah interview
Lance Armstrong will make a limited confession to doping during his televised interview with Oprah Winfrey next week, according to a person with ...
Microsoft may have exited gadget show prematurely
Microsoft may have relinquished its starring role in America's gaudiest gadget show a year too early. After 13 straight years in the spotlight, ...

Why Boeing's 787, the Dreamliner, is under review
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner had a nightmare of a week, capped off Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to review everything about the ...

FAA to review of Boeing 787, but calls plane safe
The government stepped in Friday to assure the public that Boeing's new 787 "Dreamliner" is safe to fly, even as it launched a comprehensive review ...

Carmakers let app developers drive innovation
It's not wise to Google the nearest gas station, compose email, or use your smartphone to check the latest sports scores while driving. But many ...
FDA requires lower doses for sleep medications
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of Ambien and similar sleeping pills to lower the dosage of their drugs, based on studies ...

Report: Apple may build less expensive iPhone
Apple is trying to decide whether it makes sense to offer a cheaper iPhone as it tries to boost sales in less-affluent countries and reclaim some of ...
Purina, Milo's Kitchen pulling some dog treats
Two makers of pet treats are pulling products from the market because they may contain traces of poultry antibiotics that aren't approved in the U.S.

Alcoa earnings as expected, revenue tops forecasts
Alcoa Inc. on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings that met Wall Street's expectations, and the company said it expects slightly higher demand for ...

TV-over-Internet service expands despite lawsuits
The Barry Diller-backed Internet company that challenged cable and satellite TV services by offering inexpensive live television online plans to ...