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Apple, which reported record annual income, paid its top officers extremely well in 2012, with stock awards calculated to pay them even better.

Video game publisher Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: EA) has removed links from the “Medal of Honor: Warfighter” website that directed visitors to several prominent firearms manufacturers and retailers.

Marvell Technology now owes Carnegie Mellon University $1.17 billion after losing a patent lawsuit to the school.

Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) said it will appeal the $1.17 billion jury verdict against it resulting from a patent-infringement case.

Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to settle U.S. lawsuits for sudden acceleration, according to court filings made public Wednesday.

A jury in U.S. District Court found that Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) had infringed upon patents owned by Carnegie-Mellon University and ordered it to pay $1.17 billion.

For Los Angeles residents who own guns and are interested in participating in the buyback, here are the details, including times, rewards, and other information you need to know about the program.

Home prices in the U.S. rose more than expected in the first 10 months of this year.

Netflix's video streaming service was hit by an outage on Christmas Eve, a prime movie-watching night, because of a breakdown at Amazon cloud servers.

Jack Klugman, the beloved actor best known for his role on the TV show "The Odd Couple," died Monday night at the age of 90 years old.

Twitter has suspended a number of user accounts across the U.K. after they were found to have graphic images of child abuse.

The NRA leader kept on firing on "Meet the Press," saying "call me crazy" if it's nuts to put armed guards in schools.

Five top themes were technology highlights of 2012, from low chip demand to online security.

Here's a primer on the gun-ownership debate prompted by the recent mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

Steve Nash has played just 50 minutes since he was traded from the Phoenix Suns in the offseason.

Public opinion is turning against the National Rife Association after its president, Wayne LaPierre, said there should be an armed police officer in every U.S. school.

Economists are optimistic about the housing recovery, provided Washington can strike a deal that keeps mortgage deductions and exemptions intact.

Kathryn Bigelow follows the Oscar-winning "Hurt Locker" with a journalistic look at the most significant event in U.S. history since the 9/11 terror attacks.

There is not much that Arnold Schwarzenegger cannot do. The bodybuilder turned actor turned California governor is now returning to the silver screen. With several films in production, Schwarzenegger is sporting a rather interesting haircut for one of his latest projects.

The phony Marine seen standing guard outside a California elementary school in response to the deadly Newtown, Conn., shooting in which 20 children died said he was “deeply sorry” over the incident, but claimed he wasn’t responsible for misinformation about his military career.

Job cuts this year have been driven by a handful of large-scale cuts. So here's a list of the top 10 major layoff announcements we saw in 2012.