US soybean farmers see growth potential in edamame
A small but growing number of farmers have been experimenting with an edible soybean as they look to capitalize on Americans' interest in adding ...
HIV test urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients
Health officials on Thursday urged thousands of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon to undergo hepatitis and HIV testing, saying unsanitary ...
UN authorizes intervention force for Congo
The U.N. Security Council authorized a new "intervention brigade" for Congo on Thursday with an unprecedented mandate to take military action against ...
RIM success in 4Q, but too early to declare win
Research In Motion Ltd., once written off as dead amid fierce competition from more modern mobile devices such as the iPhone, surprised Wall Street ...
Ailing A-Rod will make more than Houston Astros
Alex Rodriguez will make more this year than all the Houston Astros combined — a lot more. And he won't even play the first half of the season, if at ...
Mich. now right-to-work; effects will be delayed
A right-to-work law is on the books in Michigan, a mainstay of organized labor, but those considering opting out of paying union dues will have to ...
France to tax companies 75 pct on $1.3M salaries
French President Francois Hollande may have finally found a way to tax the really rich: by making their companies pay. In a televised interview ...
US-Russian crew blasts off for space station
A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man crew blasted off Friday from a launch pad in the steppes of Kazakhstan, for the first time taking a shorter ...
South Sudan military says 163 killed in clashes
A battle between South Sudan soldiers and rebels allegedly backed by neighboring Sudan killed 163 people, most of them rebels, government officials ...
Cypriots anxious as banks reopen with limits
Anxious Cypriots patiently waited in long lines to get at their accounts on Thursday after banks opened for the first time in nearly two weeks, ...
NYC appeals ruling striking down soda size limit
New York City is asking appeals judges to reinstate a ban on supersized sodas and other sugary drinks, which was struck down by a Manhattan judge the ...
Budget cuts could slow commercial space progress
The head of NASA says federal spending cuts could eventually slow progress on commercial efforts to fly to space. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden ...
52 companies apply to explore for oil in Lebanon
Lebanon's Energy Ministry says 52 companies have participated in a pre-qualification process to win licenses for offshore oil and gas work.
MetroPCS shares up as T-Mobile deal is criticized
Investors bet Thursday that T-Mobile USA will have to sweeten its proposal to merge with smaller cellphone carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc.
Cuban Revolution gets video game treatment
Fight your way through mangrove swamps shoulder-to-shoulder with bearded guerrillas clad in the olive green of Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
Shot Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai writing book
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot in the head by the Taliban as she returned home from school, is writing a book about the traumatic event ...
Oil steady above $96 as Cyprus banks reopen
The price of oil was up slightly Thursday after climbing more than $4 in less than a week as financially troubled Cyprus reopened its banks after ...
Dutch coffee company DEMB in buyout talks
D.E. Master Blenders 1753, the Dutch coffee company that was spun off by Sara Lee Corp. last year, said Thursday it is in talks to be acquired by a ...
Panasonic stays in TV business, chairman resigning
Panasonic's president said Thursday the company will persist with trying to fix its money-losing TV business, characterizing an exit from the fiercely ...
Swiss Re settles dispute with Berkshire Hathaway
Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second-biggest reinsurer, says it has settled a dispute with Warren Buffet's firm Berkshire Hathaway, in a deal that will ...
Records provide new look at Ariz. shooting spree
An erratic Jared Loughner walked into a convenience store with an urgent message for the clerk: "I need a ride to Safeway." It was Saturday morning, ...
Judge approves American-US Airways merger
American Airlines won bankruptcy court approval Wednesday to combine with US Airways and form the world's biggest airline. "The merger is an excellent ...
BOJ chief says Japan economy on the mend
Japan's economy has stopped weakening and should show signs of recovery by midyear, the newly appointed central bank governor said Thursday, as ...
Fine whine? Billionaire cries foul in vintage sale
As experts can testify, super sleuths in the wine business must study the cork, glass, sediment, wrapping, labels and how full a bottle of wine is to ...
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