President Barack Obama went back on his campaign promise to close down Guantanamo Bay detention center for suspected terrorists and signed an executive order to create a system for indefinitely holding suspects at the military prison.
In an 8 minute video news report, former U.S. Prosecutor Richard Fine outlines his strategy to return integrity to the California Court system and the reasons why State Superior Court Judges cannot sit on cases where they have received money from parties who appear before them.
Google's Android operating system captured the top spot among smartphone platforms for the first time in January, followed by RIM and Apple, says a report from comScore.
NASA finds itself in a sticky situation over the meteorite alien life report from one of its own.
The criminal trial of Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam begins on Tuesday with jury selection in a case at the heart of the biggest insider trading investigation in a generation.
Eight new airports across the country will offer flights to Cuba, following President Barack Obama's decision to ease travel restrictions to Cuba early this year.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, led by declines from technology shares after Wells Fargo downgraded the semiconductors sector.
Members of oil cartel OPEC are joining Saudi Arabia in raising output to cool soaring prices and allay fears of a supply crunch in the West, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Bill Gates didn't lose his title as the world's richest man last year; he gave it away by plowing billions into his charitable foundation, experts say.
Brent crude oil prices fell more than 1 percent on Monday, reversing steep early gains as traders assessed efforts to stem the conflict in Libya and took profits in Brent's unprecedented premium to U.S. futures.
OPEC member Algeria is concerned about Libyan supply disruptions but sees no physical crude oil shortages globally, the country's oil minister said on Monday.
Chrysler's market value increased nearly fivefold during its first 18 months managed by Fiat SpA and its top executive Sergio Marchionne, according to a valuation provided by the company.
A U.S. judge on Monday halted enforcement of an $8.6 billion award against Chevron Corp , siding with the oil company against Ecuadorean plaintiffs in a long-running dispute over Amazon rain forest pollution.
A U.S. judge on Monday halted enforcement of an $8.6 billion award against Chevron Corp , siding with the oil company against Ecuadorian plaintiffs in a long-running dispute over Amazon rain forest pollution.
A Connecticut hedge fund manager pleaded guilty on Monday to running a multiyear Ponzi scheme that may have defrauded investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars, U.S. prosecutors said.
Bill Gates didn't lose his title as the world's richest man last year; he gave it away by plowing billions into his charitable foundation, experts say.
Bill Gates didn't lose his title as the world's richest man last year, he gave it away by plowing billions into his charitable foundation, experts say.
The six Persian Gulf states have expressed their support for the establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya, while the U.S., U.K. and France try to hammer out an agreement with the United Nations for just such a measure.
A Connecticut hedge fund manager pleaded guilty on Monday to running a multiyear Ponzi scheme that may have defrauded investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars, U.S. prosecutors said.
Sarah Palin’s planned trip to India this month raises speculation that it might be in preparation for her 2012 Presidential campaign (i.e., as a way to enhance her foreign policy credibility in the world’s most populous democracy).
There are no good outcomes, only bad, really bad, and catastrophic. Take your pick. Could gas prices drop below $3.00 per gallon if the world sinks back into recession? Yes. But it would only be momentary. The easy to access supply is dwindling. The medium and long term direction of gas at the pump is up. There is nothing that can be done in the next five years to prevent significantly higher oil prices.
U.S. consumer credit rose for a fourth straight month in January as households splurged on motor vehicles, further evidence the economy was gaining traction.
