Yahoo elected Scott Thompson, president of PayPal, as its new CEO, four months after ousting Carol Bartz as CEO and hiring investment bankers for a turnaround.
Are Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling taking their relationship to the next level? The rumors continue to swirl after the stunning actress was spotted on a movie date with Gosling and his mom.
Hip-hop artists sing about it, a famous housewife sells it and the wine world is abuzz about Moscato, a sweet, lightly fizzy drink that is the biggest thing to hit the wine business since White Zinfandel.
Mexico drug violence killed more than 12,000 people in 2011.
Demand for loans to buy homes and refinance mortgages slid in the final week of 2011, even as mortgage rates dipped, an industry group said on Wednesday.
Shervin Lalezary, the 30-year-old Los Angeles County reserve sheriff's deputy who captured arsonist Harry Burkhart, made his capture as a volunteer who earns just one dollar a year for his services, according to reports.
In the Sugar Bowl, defense has ruled so far, though the offenses did perk up just a bit before the half -- Wolverine style. Michigan scored its first points on a touchdown pass with just 49 seconds remaining in the half, and added another another field goal as time expired for the half after a crazy string of plays to take a 10-6 lead into the locker room. Denard Robinson threw the touchdown pass, while balancing on one foot, to Junior Hemingway for 45 yards and a score.
The Bruins were playing Richmond on Dec. 23 at the Honda Center in Anaheim. UCLA's Mistletoe Cam focused on a couple at courstide. The man reached into his pocket with the camera on him, pulled out a ring and said, according to Yahoo, I knew that I was going to do this since the first day that I met you, and I figured now was as good a time as any.
The game features two of the better defensive teams in the country. Virginia Tech is ranked 13th in the nation, allowing just 313.9 yards per game, while Michigan ranked 18th in defense nationally, giving up 317.6 yards per game.
Rambus Inc raised its fourth-quarter revenue outlook, despite losing a major lawsuit late last year, sending its shares up 10 percent in early trading Tuesday.
The world's largest bond fund had $1.4 billion in outflows in December, according to fund analytics firm Morningstar.
Navy pilot David Reis, 25, and his sister Karen, 24, have been identified as two of the four victims of a New Year's Day shooting in Coronado, Calif. that may have been a murder-suicide. The other victims have not been identified, but sources say one is John Reeves, 25, a fellow Navy pilot. Police are investigating as the quiet community reels from its first murders this year.
Minka Disbrow, 100, recently reunited with the daughter she gave up for adoption 77 years ago.
Bridesmaids was a surprise nominee in the Theatrical Motion Picture category
Chevron officials say new allegations levied against the U.S. oil company by Brazil's oil regulator ANP will be examined, following ANP's holiday imposition of a third fine following a November oil leak.
Los Angeles Police arrested Harry Burkhart, 24, as the arsonist in connection to the 55 fires that have been set around Hollywood over the last four days.
Starbucks Corp. announced on Tuesday that its menu prices are going up, with a price increase to affect all of the Northeast states in the U.S. and the Sunbelt to offset its costs. Your latte just got a latte more expensive.
For the 20th consecutive year, Intel was the world’s biggest chipmaker, with a commanding lead over No. 2 rival, Samsung Electronics, market research firm Gartner estimated.
U.S. semiconductor stocks are in for a volatile 2012 as inventory correction extends into the first quarter, and an industry recovery due only in the second half, Barclays Capital said and downgraded five stocks, including Intel Corp.
A Coronado shooting that occurred about two hours into the New Year near San Diego has left four people dead, two of whom are believed to be military personnel. Police said the victims included three men and a woman.
The police has identified a 24-year-old man, arrested in connection with the Los Angeles blazes, as Harry Burkhart, German citizen. Burkhart was arrested on Monday, as he resembled a person of interest in a surveillance video released by the authorities, according to police sources.
So far Apple has declined to comment as per the report. But with lack of hard facts and a brand new year kicking off, the tech giant may have anything up its sleeve. However confirmations on long-running speculations will have to wait until Apple finally breaks its wall of silence.
