Romney in control after Santorum bows out

2012-04-12 06:57:13

Mitt Romney all but secured the Republican nomination after Rick Santorum suspended a tenacious shoestring campaign.

Study: Tax Day can be deadly on US roads

2012-04-12 06:53:07

The two certainties in life - death and taxes - may be more intertwined than Ben Franklin ever imagined.

Apple, publishers sued over e-book pricing

2012-04-12 02:34:46

The US government filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five major book publishers on Wednesday over electronic book pricing.

US not seeking new enemies in Asia

2012-04-11 13:49:54

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Washington is not seeking new enemies in Asia.

8 taxi drivers killed in Mexico

2012-04-11 11:05:13

A group of gunmen on Tuesday killed eight drivers in northeastern Mexico's Nuevo Leon state, local authorities announced in a report.

US expands int'l cyber defense cooperation

2012-04-11 10:09:36

The US Defense Department is moving forward to expand its international defense partnerships in cyberspace.

Doomsday shelters in missile silo

2012-04-11 08:03:33

Tucked deep beneath the Kansas prairie, luxury condos are being built into the shaft of an abandoned missile silo to service people preparing for doomsday.

AOL sells patents for $1.06b

2012-04-11 06:51:44

Microsoft purchases portfolio amid industry intellectual-property war.

Santorum suspends presidential campaign

2012-04-11 04:06:15

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign, the former Pennsylvania Senator announced on Tuesday in his home state.

World's biggest swimming pool

2012-04-10 17:01:58

The 1,013-meter-long swimming pool, covering eight hectares, is 6,000 times a standard family swimming pool.

White House Easter Egg Roll

2012-04-10 13:51:29

US President Barack Obama reads the children's book "Where the Wild Things Are".

World Bank should focus on job creation

2012-04-10 10:04:36

The World Bank should deliver for the world's poor and needy groups and endeavor to help create jobs.