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Walters reportedly met Icahn between 1998 and 2008 at a time when Icahn Enterprises owned a casino and hotel in Las Vegas.

The report urges developing countries to focus on creating an army of effective teachers and giving them the autonomy to perform.

It's unclear whether a $786 million payment on Ukraine's $5.2 billion natural gas debt to Russia will stave off a cutoff of supplies.

Coal-fired power plants expected to be the hardest hit by new regulations.

The small aircraft burst into flames during take-off; no survivors have been reported.

Mud flow crushes home 300 miles northwest of Guatemala City.

Unrest and instability have decimated the tourism industry, among others. It's a situation the new leader has vowed to fix.

A shortage of whiskey is making headlines, as prices for top-shelf product skyrocket. But not everybody is buying in to the panic.

A new report from the NHTA makes it clear: our addiction to gadgets is exacting a heavy toll.

Britain will include illicit activities when measuring GDP, the Office of National Statistics announced Friday.

The proposed rules, the first ever for existing power plants, are expected to trigger a massive clash between industry and environmentalists.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is donating $120 million to Bay Area public schools, and a messy affair in New Jersey was a "big influence."

Energy ministers from Ukraine, Russia and the EU met in Berlin today to discuss Ukraine's gas bill.

Even before Donald Sterling became engulfed in his racist rant, he was considered one of the NBA's worst owners. So, the bar for success is low.

WhatsApp was by far Facebook's most expensive purchase, bought for $19 billion in February.

“It’s not only that the Russians are taunting us. They are massively overcharging.”

German employees at two Amazon.com facilities are on strike amid wage negotiations that hinge on job titles.

Consumer prices in Japan surged to a 23-year high after a tax increase earlier this year.

The Kremlin has threatened to shut off gas supplies to Ukraine if the former Soviet republic doesn't pre-pay for gas by Monday.

"The Bay Area is one of the most prosperous places in the world, but there so many schools here that don't have the resources they need."

Twitter has been struggling to attract more users with new features for users in the U.S. and abroad.

Concerns over halal food standards could jeopardize sales in Muslim markets such as Indonesia and the Middle East.

The fund will be used to expand the company’s investments in the technology, consumer and health care sectors in India and Southeast Asia.

Joy in #ClipperNation, with a signed agreement between Steve Ballmer and the Sterling family trust to sell the Clippers for $2 billion.

Details of the deal are still murky, but according to industry sources, Amazon Prime members will have access to music six months old and older.

About 1.186 million of the vehicles Ford said it is recalling are in the United States.

The plan furthers Satya Nadella's drive to make the company more cloud-computing friendly.

Raul Castro is trying to make investment in Cuba more attractive, and American business leaders may push to lessen trade restrictions.

Ballmer and co-owner Shelly Sterling reached a deal Thursday afternoon. Now Ballmer has to promise he'll keep the team in L.A.