February 2010
Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse →
NEW YORK (AP) — Even as Apple’s iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move…
Amazon.com to capitulate to Macmillan price demand →
Amazon.com says it will give in to publishing giant Macmillan and agree to sell electronic versions of its books even at prices it considers too high….
SKorea exports post biggest gain in over 2 decades →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s exports surged in January, posting their biggest gain in more two than decades as shipments of auto parts, semiconductors and consumer electronics rose amid…
Toyota plans to give details on pedal fix in US →
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said it will give details early Monday in the U.S. on how it plans to fix gas pedals in more than 2 million vehicles being recalled there, as the Japanese automaker…
Obama's $3.8 trillion budget heading to Congress →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s proposed budget predicts the national deficit will crest at a record-breaking almost $1.6 trillion in the current fiscal year, then start to recede in 2011…
Toyota hopes media blitz will reassure customers →
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Toyota has launched a media campaign to bolster its reputation for quality as nervous customers confront dealers across the country about faulty gas pedal systems….
Amazon.com to capitulate to Macmillan price demand →
Amazon.com says it will give in to publishing giant Macmillan and agree to sell electronic versions of its books even at prices it considers too high….
Formula shows why it's so hard to cut jobless rate →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy’s 5.7 percent growth last quarter - the fastest pace since 2003 - was a step toward shrinking the nation’s 10 percent unemployment rate….
Problems at Toyota, JAL taint Japan Inc.'s image →
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is the latest Japanese corporate icon making headlines for all the wrong reasons….
Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse →
NEW YORK (AP) — Even as Apple’s iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move…
Obama's $3.8 trillion budget heading to Congress →
Baptists say they were trying to do good in Haiti →
US military resuming Haiti medical flights →
Taylor wins Grammy best album; Beyonce wins 6 →
Do rings of Herbie the elm have age, climate data? →
Schaub helps AFC beat NFC 41-34 in Pro Bowl →
Formula shows why it's so hard to cut jobless rate →
2 Koreas discuss economic cooperation →
Lady Gaga leads Grammys' galactic fashion parade →
All eyes on the red carpet at Sunday’s Grammy Awards went straight to Lady Gaga and her solar-system gown that was totally out of this world….
Talk of parties, Lady Gaga dominates Grammy carpet →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Awards give the music industry a reason to party like - well - like rock stars, and the party begins on the red carpet outside Staples Center….
The view from inside (and outside) the Grammys →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Surprise winners and losers aren’t the only things that keep the Grammy Awards show pumping. With 20,000 music lovers jammed into the behemoth Staples Center - and millions more…
Brown would like daughter back on 'American Idol' →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen.-elect Scott Brown says he’d like daughter Ayla to have another crack at “American Idol,” where judge Simon Cowell once described her performance as robotic and empty….
Jackson's 3-D tribute is a hit at Grammy Awards →
NEW YORK (AP) — In a mix of the mystical and gimmicky, Michael Jackson posthumously paid tribute to both Mother Earth and 3-D video on Sunday’s Grammy Awards telecast….
Colbert hosts Grammys, wins 1 →
Comic Stephen Colbert didn’t just host the Grammys. He won one, too….
Sampling of quotes from the Grammys →
A sampling of quotes from Sunday’s Grammy Awards….
Change in space for NASA: Renting the Right Stuff →
Book profiles furry angel of death: Oscar the cat →
22-year-old goes from Miss Va. to Miss America →
US military resuming Haiti medical flights →
Baptists say they were trying to do good in Haiti →
Furloughs hurt military's view of Hawaii schools →
Clive parties; Ke$ha shares Grammy dreams →
Palin's shadow hangs over Alaska ethics debate →
Sticky, smelly Bag Balm: Problem-salving for all →
Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with 'Hurt Locker' →
Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse →
NEW YORK (AP) — Even as Apple’s iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move…
Amazon.com to capitulate to Macmillan price demand →
Amazon.com says it will give in to publishing giant Macmillan and agree to sell electronic versions of its books even at prices it considers too high….
Obama's $3.8 trillion budget heading to Congress →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s proposed budget predicts the national deficit will crest at a record-breaking almost $1.6 trillion in the current fiscal year, then start to recede in 2011…
US military resuming Haiti medical flights →
Sampling of quotes from the Grammys →
A sampling of quotes from Sunday’s Grammy Awards….
The view from inside (and outside) the Grammys →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Surprise winners and losers aren’t the only things that keep the Grammy Awards show pumping. With 20,000 music lovers jammed into the behemoth Staples Center - and millions more…
Beyonce wins 5 Grammys, including song of the year →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyonce led the Grammys with five trophies including song of the year early in Sunday night’s award program, where she was the favorite with 10 nominations….
Clive parties; Ke$ha shares Grammy dreams →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The music world celebrated Grammy weekend at tributes, rehearsals, parties and styling suites. Here’s a look:…
Lady Gaga leads Grammys' galactic fashion parade →
All eyes on the red carpet at Sunday’s Grammy Awards went straight to Lady Gaga and her solar-system gown that was totally out of this world….
Brown would like daughter back on 'American Idol' →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen.-elect Scott Brown says he’d like daughter Ayla to have another crack at “American Idol,” where judge Simon Cowell once described her performance as robotic and empty….
CNN's Candy Crowley to lead network's Sunday show →
NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran CNN correspondent Candy Crowley is replacing John King as host of the network’s Sunday morning political talk show….
Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with 'Hurt Locker' →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kathryn Bigelow and “The Hurt Locker” became official awards-season front-runners Saturday after Bigelow won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America….
22-year-old goes from Miss Va. to Miss America →
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the nation’s newest Miss America, emerging from a field of 53 contestants picked for their…
Palin's shadow hangs over Alaska ethics debate →
Sticky, smelly Bag Balm: Problem-salving for all →