UNITED STATES

Beginning Friday night, the city of Los Angeles is preparing to face one of the biggest road congestion of all times, dubbed rightly as Carmageddon.

The suspect held in connection with killing and dismemberment of Levi Aron, the 8-year-old Brooklyn boy Leiby Kletzky, pleaded not guilty on Thursday. According to defense attorneys, he will undergo a psychiatric examination since he claimed that he hears voices and suffers hallucinations.

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Spotify's mega launch in the US has probably alarmed Apple, whose pioneering iTunes service cut a new path in digital music business.

The risk that the United States will lose its AAA credit rating in the next three months has risen considerably, even if lawmakers reach an agreement to raise the country's debt ceiling later this month, an S&P official said on Thursday.

When Citigroup Inc reports second-quarter results on Friday, investors will scrutinize its loan book for signs that the bank is on a sustainable path to profit growth.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has warned there is a one-in-two chance it could cut the United States' prized AAA credit rating if a deal on raising the government's debt ceiling is not agreed soon.

Google Maps now has come up with live traffic info in 13 additional European countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland.

With the bombardment of tablets and smartphones, the overall PC market has grown only by 2.3 percent year-over year. However Apple has seen considerable growth compared to other PC vendors.

New details in the murder of eight-year old Leiby Kletzky suggest the boy might have put up a fight against his attacker moments before his death.

Mining and oil company BHP Billiton unveiled a $12.1 billion agreed takeover of U.S. gas producer Petrohawk Energy Corp on Friday, marking the Anglo-Australian firm's biggest step into the booming shale-gas industry.

Face.com, a face detection and recognition service that equipped Facebook with the facial recognition technology, has announced an API release of a new set of facial analysis attributes, namely, mood estimation and facial expressions.

Levi Aron, a Brooklyn man accused of kidnapping and killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky who asked him for directions , was arraigned in a New York court on charges of murder and kidnapping in the first degree on Thursday. He was also remanded under suicide watch until a mental evaluation is completed, CNN reported.

What do you know about Hugh Hefner, the founder and publisher of Playboy magazine? Or rather, what you don't know about the Playboy kingpin? Adding to the list of rumors about him, news of his death spread across social media on Monday, which was later downplayed by the magazine mogul via his Twitter account.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has warned there is a one-in-two chance it could cut the United States' prized triple-A rating if a deal on raising the government's debt ceiling is not agreed soon.

Zareh Manjikian, who is suspected of killing a North Hollywood teen after a text message dispute, has been arrested in Van Nuys.

As new movie “Winnie the Pooh,” arrives in theatres on Friday, what stands out is Disney's decision to stick to the classic lines of one of the immortal cartoon characters that enthralled generations of US children.

The U.S. market is still waiting for the arrival of Samsung Galaxy S2, which is gaining credibility and good reviews from other parts of the world. So Apple Inc.'s most-expected iPhone 5 will be facing the Samsung phone in smartphone battle.

The Defense Department unveiled a new strategy for protecting military computer networks from hackers on Thursday, designating cyberspace as an operational domain U.S. forces will be trained to defend.

A foreign intelligence service stole 24,000 files from a U.S. defense contractor earlier this year, a dramatic illustration of the threat confronting the Pentagon as it works to bolster military computer security, a top defense official said on Thursday.

The chorus of voices warning against a US debt ceiling induced default is growing.