January 4, 2012
AT&T to pay $215M to TiVo to settle patent suit →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — AT&T Inc. will pay TiVo Inc. at least $215 million through June 2018, becoming the latest TV signal provider to settle a patent lawsuit involving the digital video recorder…

January 2, 2012
Fire attacks at NYC homes, Islamic center probed →
January 2, 2012
US auto industry to post another good sales year →

DETROIT (AP) — After hitting a 30-year low in 2009, U.S. auto sales are poised for a second straight year of growth - the result of easier credit, low interest rates and pent-up demand for cars and…

January 2, 2012
Designer behind Apple's products knighted in UK →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II….

January 1, 2012
Bright spots, dark clouds _ Obama seeks right tone →
January 1, 2012
Iran navy tests surface-to-air missile in drill →

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s navy said Sunday it test-fired an advanced surface-to-air missile during a drill in international waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-sixth…

January 1, 2012
Hollywood's take on Obama: Less gushing this time →

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood loves the Next Big Thing, and four years ago, that was Barack Obama, the equivalent of a breakout movie star….

January 1, 2012
Designer behind Apple's products knighted in UK →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II….

December 31, 2011
Hope reigns as US rings in 2012, after dud 2011 →
December 31, 2011
In 2012, Obama to press ahead without Congress →

HONOLULU (AP) — Leaving behind a year of bruising legislative battles, President Barack Obama enters his fourth year in office having calculated that he no longer needs Congress to promote his…

December 31, 2011
Hope reigns as US rings in 2012, after dud 2011 →
December 30, 2011
Icons of 2011: A 'winning' actor, a runaway bride →

NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, we had wars, natural disasters, a growing populist movement and a presidential race heating up, not to mention the deaths of a technology icon, a silver-screen goddess and a…

December 30, 2011
Verizon reverses on $2 fee for one-time payments →

NEW YORK (AP) — After a customer backlash, Verizon Wireless on Friday dropped a plan to start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit or debit…

December 29, 2011
US wants 2012 talks for Taliban political office →
December 29, 2011
Marvel wins NYC dispute over Ghost Rider rights →

NEW YORK (AP) — Comic book publisher Marvel Entertainment owns the rights to the Ghost Rider character in the fiery form that originated in the early 1970s, a federal judge ruled Wednesday as she…