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.