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AP source: Suzuki, Yankees close in on $13M deal
Ichiro Suzuki and the New York Yankees closed in Friday on a $13 million, two-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
Russia backtracks on statement about Assad's fall
Russia's attempt to backpedal after a top diplomat said Syrian President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country reflects the dilemma Moscow ...
Review: New Google Maps boasts big improvements
Like a lot of people, I was happy and relieved to see Google Maps return to the iPhone. I'd been frustrated with the Apple mapping software that had ...
A guide to college football's 35 bowls
The BCS has been criticized plenty for not getting it right over the years, from all those teams that believed they should have been playing for a ...
Vilma urges rejection of Goodell motion to dismiss
Jon Vilma urged a federal judge Friday to reject NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed against him by the ...
Spain's house prices keep tumbling
Spain's ailing property market showed little sign of recovery Friday, with the latest figures showing house prices were down some 15 percent in the ...
NKorea rocket launch shows young leader as gambler
A triumphant North Korea staged a mass rally of soldiers and civilians Friday to glorify the country's young ruler, who took a big gamble this week ...
US manufacturing output rises 1.1 pct. in November
U.S. factories rebounded in November from Superstorm Sandy, boosting production of cars, equipment and appliances. But after factoring out the impact ...
UN telecom chief 'surprised' by US-led treaty snub
Envoys from nearly 90 nations signed Friday the first new U.N. telecommunications treaty since the Internet age, but the U.S. and other Western ...
ECB: Crisis eases, "no room for complacency"
European Central Bank officials say there is "no room for complacency" even though stresses from the debt crisis have eased on banks and financial ...
Russian investigators accuse Navalny of fraud
Russian investigators on Friday accused a prominent opposition leader of fraud and money-laundering, intensifying legal pressure on the anti-Kremlin ...
SKorea says Samsung chip plant caused cancer
A South Korean government agency said Friday that working at a Samsung Electronics factory caused the breast cancer of a worker who died earlier this ...
NHL labor talks wrap up with still no progress
Negotiators from the NHL and the players' association made it into the same room to talk this time. They just didn't carry any meaningful progress out ...
Transgender college hoops player keeps head high
The women's basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court ...
Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants
For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, ...
Gas shortage exposes Pakistan's energy crisis
It has become a familiar sight across Pakistan in recent weeks: Long lines of cars and minibuses snaking for hundreds of yards as their frustrated ...
Dispute raises doubt for China stocks in US market
A mounting dispute between Washington and Beijing over access to records of Chinese companies with U.S.-traded shares might force major corporate ...
EU scores hat-trick with Greek, bank deals, Nobel
Finally, it has been a good week for Europe. After months of bitter debate, European Union finance ministers finally reached two crucial agreements ...
Senate takes step toward banning stalking software
A loophole that permits software companies to sell cyberstalking apps that operate secretly on cellphones could soon be closed by Congress.
Senate moves bill covering fertility care for vets
Wounded veterans and their spouses who want to have children could get the government to pay for treatments such as in vitro fertilization under ...
Saints coach: Witnesses lied in NFL investigation
Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt said Thursday witnesses in the NFL's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints have lied about him and the ...
Google Maps return to iPhone with new mobile app
Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the ...
Huge DNA code of the Christmas tree being revealed
To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a monster.
Sprint offers $2.1B for the rest of Clearwire
Sprint Nextel has offered to buy out the minority shareholders of Clearwire for $2.1 billion in a deal that would give it total control of the ...
Smartphones can soon be used to 'e-hail' NYC taxis
Raising your arm and yelling "taxi!" is the old-fashioned way to nab a New York City cab. Soon, all you'll need is a smartphone app. New York City's ...