Website Megaupload shut down

2012-01-21 08:23:41

Its founder and several company officials were accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content.

Kia recalls 145k cars for airbags

2012-01-21 01:18:37

Kia Motors Corp is recalling more than 145,000 vehicles in the US due to faulty airbags.

Perry to quit GOP race - CNN

2012-01-19 22:41:11

Rick Perry was poised to drop his run for the Republican US presidential nomination.

Kodak files for bankruptcy

2012-01-19 15:16:00

Eastman Kodak Co has filed for bankruptcy protection, capping a prolonged plunge for what remains one of America's best-known companies.

7 charged in insider-trading case

2012-01-19 12:20:31

US prosecutors charged seven people, described as a circle of friends who formed a criminal club, with running a $62 million insider trading scheme.

Obama rejects US-Canada pipeline project

2012-01-19 10:45:19

Obama denied a permit for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the southern US state of Texas.

Washington braced for epic snowstorm

2012-01-19 09:55:21

Seattle area residents on Tuesday braced for an epic storm, expected to drop up to 10 inches of snow and nicknamed "Snowmageddon" for the havoc it was expected to wreak on the region.

Houston ranked fastest-growing city

2012-01-19 09:20:39

The Houston regional economy grew faster than any other in north America last year, thank to its booming energy businesses.

Wall Street shrugs off downgrades

2012-01-18 13:28:59

Wall Street gained on Tuesday as investors shrugged off another wave of EU sovereign downgrades by the rating agency Standard & Poor's.

US to try to forge space code

2012-01-18 10:24:29

The United States will join with Europe and other nations to hammer out a code of conduct for space activities.

Brooklyn school sings praises of learning Chinese

2012-01-18 09:52:29

Confucius program is growing in popular appeal among students in US schools.

Obama calls violence in Syria 'unacceptable'

2012-01-18 09:32:05

Obama denounced the "levels of violence" in Syria as " unacceptable," vowing to up the pressure to force the Syrian government to step down.