BEIJING – The outgoing U.S. ambassador to China urged Beijing on Thursday to respect the rights of peaceful political activists and said Washington was deeply...
LOS ANGELES – PBS science correspondent Miles O’Brien says his left arm was amputated above the elbow after an apparently minor injury turned serious. In a...
VISTA, Calif. – The lead singer of Grammy-nominated metal band As I Lay Dying pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to hire someone to kill his...
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators issued an emergency order Tuesday requiring more stringent testing of crude oil before shipment by rail to determine how susceptible the cargo...
NEW YORK – Bank of America is facing new probes into its mortgage practices as well as its foreign exchange business. The bank, which has...
LOS ANGELES – A California couple out walking their dog on their property stumbled across a modern-day bonanza: $10 million in rare, mint-condition gold coins buried...
WASHINGTON – The head of the Food and Drug Administration said Friday that her agency will add more inspectors in India to better monitor drugs...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Authorities say four Oregon teenagers accused of shooting a fellow high school student with a BB gun and carving a swastika into...
SAN FRANCISCO – If Facebook hopes to remain the social networking leader, CEO Mark Zuckerberg knows the company must follow the people. That realization compelled...
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s forecasts, mainly on the surprising strength of personal...