Reuters

The budget carrier's stock dropped after the news on fears of higher costs.

The islands at the center of a China-Japan dispute fall under U.S. defense commitments, the president tells a Tokyo newspaper.

Comcast would shed 4 million customers to a rival if the Time Warner Cable deal goes through.

Part of the U.S.'s strategic shift towards Asia, the Trans-Pacific Partnership would connect a dozen economies by eliminating trade barriers.

The deal's goal is to bolster best lines and exit weaker ones, as the sector contends with health care spending cuts and generic competition.

In a 6-2 vote, the high court rejected a challenge to the voter-approved ban, although the justices were divided as to the legal rationale.

Russia also accused the Ukrainian government of stirring up trouble, and said the U.S. must prevent "hotheads" from provoking a bloody conflict.

The journey of Cuban outfielder Yasiel Puig to the U.S. has unfolded in recent days.

McDonald's has posted two years of turbulent U.S. same restaurant sales, due to sluggish economic growth, stiffer competition and internal missteps.

However, there were signs in March that a recent downward trend that has plagued the housing market may be drawing to an end.

Valeant said it has partnered with activist investor Bill Ackman in an unsolicited $47 billion bid to buy Botox maker Allergan.

U.S. VP Biden added that the May 25 presidential election is an opportunity to lay the groundwork for a more unified and prosperous country.

Lockheed, maker of the F-35 fighter jet, satellites and coastal warships, said quarterly earnings rose 23%.

Both plaintiffs and General Motors were busy in the court's previous session.

Of the 476 passengers and crew on the South Korean ferry, only 174 people have been rescued. The others are presumed dead.

Syrian opposition activists reported that helicopters dropped chlorine gas on Kfar Zeita on April 11 and 12.

There's a belief among White House officials that Afghan security forces have become strong enough to contain the Taliban-led insurgency.

The U.S. will consider more sanctions soon if Russia doesn't move to implement an agreement to ease tensions in Ukraine.

The company said it plans to impose "a one or two dollar increase, depending on the country, later this quarter for new members only."

A deal could benefit Pfizer as it seeks to build up its cancer franchise, and acquiring AstraZeneca could bring cost savings.

Currently, Fields is chief operating officer; if named he would replace CEO Alan Mulally.

Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov urged U.S. Secretary of State Kerry to "influence Kiev, not let hotheads there provoke a bloody conflict."

Kerry urged Russia to call for separatists to vacate illegal buildings and checkpoints, accept amnesty and address their grievances politically.

New York finished with a 37-45 record under Mike Woodson in the 2013-2014 season.

So far, pro-Moscow separatist gunmen have shown no sign of surrendering government buildings they have seized.

The Ion was among the 1.5 million cars General Motors recalled earlier for possible loss of power steering.

"Our strategy is working well and we intend to stay the course," Chief Executive Dave Lesar said in a statement.

Earlier, President Vladimir Putin said Russia would give Ukraine a month to start paying off the more than $2 billion it owes for natural gas.

U.S. Vice President Biden will offer both resource allocation and energy technology assistance during a Monday visit to Kiev.