January 2011
Hearst, DirecTV reach deal on programming fees →
NEW YORK (AP) — DirecTV satellite subscribers around the country will continue to receive network TV stations owned by Hearst Corp. after the two companies reached a new deal over the fees that…
New Year's Eve tornadoes kill 6 in Ark., Mo. →
Millions gather worldwide to ring in new year →
Baltic state of Estonia adopts the euro →
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Baltic state of Estonia early Saturday became the 17th European Union member to adopt the joint European currency, the euro….
Lead actress in Broadway's 'Spider-Man' drops out →
NEW YORK (AP) — The long-delayed Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has suffered another blow with the departure of a lead actress, one of a number of performers injured in the costly…
Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air →
NEW YORK (AP) — Time Warner Cable Inc. said Thursday that its customers will still be able to view major programming from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox even if it can’t reach a deal with broadcaster…
December 2010
3 dead after tornado hits NW Ark on New Year's Eve →
Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf post small December sales →
DETROIT (AP) — This was the year General Motors Co. and Nissan made good on their promise to bring mass-produced electric cars to the market. But don’t count on seeing one in traffic soon. Sales so…
Lead actress in Broadway's 'Spider-Man' drops out →
NEW YORK (AP) — The long-delayed Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has suffered another blow with the departure of a lead actress, one of a number of performers injured in the costly…
Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air →
NEW YORK (AP) — Time Warner Cable Inc. said Thursday that its customers will still be able to view major programming from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox even if it can’t reach a deal with broadcaster…
Tail end of storms blast some Western states →
Storms dump heavy rain, snow on parts of West →
Protests intensify in Bolivia over gasoline prices →
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Protests against a sharp increase in fuel prices intensified and turned violent in Bolivia on Thursday, as thousands of demonstrators demanded President Evo Morales’…
Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air →
NEW YORK (AP) — Time Warner Cable Inc. said Thursday that its customers will still be able to view major programming from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox even if it can’t reach a deal with broadcaster…
Mayor: NYC's response to snowstorm 'unacceptable' →
Storms dump heavy rain, snow on parts of West →
NIreland water crisis could last until next week →
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Northern Irish ministers slammed a company that left thousands without water for failing the people, as the firm said it could be early next week before all supply…
Snooki's ball drop to ring in 2011 from New Jersey →
NEW YORK (AP) — Turns out there wasn’t room for Snooki in Times Square this New Year’s Eve. MTV’s plan to put “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi inside a ball to drop from the network’s…
Pew study hints at what Web users will pay for →
NEW YORK (AP) — The Web may seem like the land of something for nothing. Free video. Free news. Even free tools such as word processing and spreadsheets….
O'Donnell: Spending accusations are 'thug' tactics →
Vatican creates financial watchdog amid bank probe →
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday created a financial watchdog agency and issued new laws to try to comply with international rules to fight money laundering and terrorist financing….
Pop singer Bobby Farrell dies on tour in Russia →
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The agent for Bobby Farrell says the lead singer of Boney M, a European chart-topping group in the 1970s, has died while on tour in Russia at age 61….
Skype adding Wi-Fi, 3G video calling to iPhone app →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new version of the free iPhone app for Skype SA will let users make and receive video calls….
American Airlines jet goes off runway in Wyoming →
AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare →
Bellagio nixing $25,000 chip after casino heist →
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas casino bosses are serving notice to the bandit who made off with $1.5 million in chips from the Bellagio: Try to redeem those worth $25,000 soon or they’ll become…
Prosecutor: Defense will claim Jackson killed self →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The defense for the doctor facing trial for involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson’s death will suggest the singer actually killed himself, a prosecutor said during a hearing…
Bad gifts may be history with Amazon's idea →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For some, it’s the red reindeer Christmas sweater. For others, it’s the diamond-encrusted dreidel. Whatever your worst gift nightmare might be, Amazon may soon give you a reason…
AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare →
BP's spill costs look manageable 8 months later →
NEW YORK (AP) — As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP’s financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more….
Real-life member of 'Sound of Music' family dies →
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A longtime friend says a woman whose family inspired the movie “The Sound of Music” has died. Agathe von Trapp was 97….
Time Warner Cable customers may lose TV networks →
NEW YORK (AP) — Time Warner Cable Inc. customers from Portland, Maine, to Pensacola, Fla., could lose access to one of their network TV stations because of a contract dispute with Sinclair Broadcast…
New York struggles through massive airport backlog →
New York struggles through massive airport backlog →
NY struggles to dig out; passengers still stranded →
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of airline passengers were stranded for up to 10 hours on the tarmac at overworked Kennedy Airport. Ambulances struggled to get patients through unplowed streets. City buses…
China State Grid buys Brazil power assets for $1B →
SHANGHAI (AP) — China’s biggest electricity company, State Grid, says it is paying $989 million for seven Brazilian power companies and their transmission lines as it seeks to expand overseas….
Rehab staffer accuses Lohan of battery, then fired →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A day that began with authorities confirming Lindsay Lohan was being investigated for battery on a female staffer at a California rehab facility treating the starlet ended with…
Hurd in the crosshairs: SEC probe seen as limited →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal probe of Mark Hurd’s hasty resignation as Hewlett-Packard Co.’s CEO touches on some of the biggest names in technology….
US gas demand should fall for good after '06 peak →
NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s biggest gas-guzzling nation has limits after all….
FCC poised to adopt network neutrality rules →
WASHINGTON (AP) — New rules aimed at prohibiting broadband providers from becoming gatekeepers of Internet traffic now have just enough votes to pass the Federal Communications Commission on…
SPIN METER: Conflicting GOP messages on pay cuts →
Anger rises as travel havoc snarls Britain, Europe →
Mexico investigates pipeline blast that killed 28 →
SAN MARTIN TEXMELUCAN, Mexico (AP) — Zoyla Perez awoke before dawn to a strange, overpowering smell, like gasoline. Outside the ground looked as if it were flowing in tar, as crude gushing from a…
Snow cancels Lady Gaga concert in Paris →
PARIS (AP) — Lady Gaga isn’t having much luck in Paris….
Gawker hack underscores flaws with passwords →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The fallout from a hacking attack on Gawker Media Inc. a week ago underscores a basic security risk of living more of our lives online: Using the same username and password for…
UN Security Council meets on Korea tensions →
After Australia tour, Winfrey vacations in Fiji →
SUVA, Fiji (AP) — Fresh off an Australian tour with her frenzied talk-show fans, Oprah Winfrey is taking a respite in the South Pacific island nation of Fiji, where the military regime wished her “a…
Senate votes to end ban on openly gay troops →
Senate votes to end ban on openly gay troops →
Bank of America stops handling WikiLeaks payments →
Bank of America Corp. has joined several other financial institutions in refusing to handle payments for WikiLeaks, the latest blow to the secret-releasing organization’s efforts to continue…