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Collusion claim the latest NFL-union feud
The lockout was easier than all this. In many ways, more peaceful, too. Nine months after the NFL and the players' union agreed on an unprecedented ...
10 Things to Know for Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): 1. FEW PLANS EMERGE FROM EUROPE ...
In Iowa, Obama touts election-year energy plan
President Barack Obama is returning to Iowa, seeking support for an election-year agenda to encourage renewable energy along with a more immediate ...
South Africa's Soweto gets its fashion week
Struggling but deserving designers will get a chance to show work inspired by the creativity and history of South Africa's most famous township in ...
Gulf fishermen reel from seafood troubles
Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of this gritty fishing town as the second full year of fishing since BP's catastrophic oil spill ...
Solar plane begins 1st transcontinental flight
An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental flight Thursday, aiming to reach North Africa next week
Private supply ship flies near space station
The world's first private supply ship drew close to the International Space Station on Thursday in a critical fly-by-without-stopping test in advance ...
Iran rejects West's proposal on nuclear curbs
Iranian negotiators on Thursday rejected proposals by six world powers to curb Tehran's nuclear program, and demanded answers to their own ...
Idaho town seeks to lure gun and ammo makers
This small community in the forested, western foothills of the Rocky Mountains was created as a company town to house workers for the nation's largest ...
China rules US clean energy support improper
China's Commerce Ministry issued a ruling Thursday that U.S. government support for six renewable energy projects violated free-trade rules, the ...
Land conflicts stunt Vietnam urban planning dreams
Do Quoc Tai is an unlikely pain in the side of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party. Although the construction foreman earns just $150 per month, he and ...
A smoke-free country? New Zealand taxes aim for it
There are smoke-free bars, smoke-free parks, even smoke-free college campuses. But a smoke-free country? New Zealand's government on Thursday squeezed ...
With smuggling choked, Syria rebels feel arms curb
Mohamed Nizar says he and his fellow rebels have the will, the fervor and the money to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad. What they lack, he ...
Asia stocks down as Europe holds another summit
Asian stock markets faltered Thursday as the lack of a breakthrough in Europe's attempts to shake off its debt crisis kept sentiment gloomy.
Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing
Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls "Axis." It alters browsers made by other ...
Facebook shares stabilizing, but probes mount
Facebook's initial public offering is the subject of two congressional inquiries and mounting lawsuits as the social network enters its fifth day of ...
HP's missteps culminate in loss of 27,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has quantified the painful price that must be paid for the missteps of her predecessors as she tries to turn around ...
Facebook, JPMorgan gaffs erode faith in Wall St.
Wall Street appears bent on convincing Main Street that the game is rigged. Investor anger is mounting over the initial public offering of Facebook ...
US reaches pollution agreement at BP Indiana plant
BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to install $400 million in new air pollution controls at its northwestern Indiana oil refinery and pay an ...
New Zealand says 'zero' budget will bring surplus
New Zealand's center-right government unveiled a relatively austere budget Thursday, saying it will tackle rising debt and return the country's books ...
2 panels to launch review of Facebook IPO
Two congressional panels are reviewing Facebook's high-profile stock offering last week amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have ...
Iran nuclear talks snag over dueling demands
Talks between Iran and six world powers snagged Wednesday over dueling proposals concerning Tehran's nuclear program, a tug-of-war that pits ...
California nuke trouble could prompt rule review
The saga of troubled tubing at California's San Onofre nuclear power plant could prompt a review of federal rules under which equipment is routinely ...
NFL union files suit against league over 2010 cap
The players union claimed Wednesday that the NFL imposed a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season that cost the players at least $1 billion