BlackBerry CEO says iPhone is outdated
TORONTO (AP) — Apple’s iPhone is outdated, according to the chief executive of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. Originally posted here: BlackBerry CEO says iPhone is outdated
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Exclusive: Looming divorce could threaten oil baron’s empire
By Brian Grow and Joshua Schneyer ATLANTA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Continental Resources chief executive Harold Hamm, one of America's wealthiest and most influential businessmen, is embroiled in a...
View ArticleAsian markets muted amid Cyprus uncertainty
HONG KONG (AP) — Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as investors were disappointed by a lack of specifics from the new central bank chief on boosting the economy while other Asian markets fluctuated...
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Parents, union to fight Chicago school closings
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools officials ended months of speculation when they released the list of 54 schools the city plans to close, but the pushback against Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his...
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World markets muted amid Cyprus uncertainty
HONG KONG (AP) — Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as investors were disappointed by a lack of specifics from the new central bank chief on boosting the economy. Elsewhere, markets were lower because of...
View ArticleLebanese prime minister resigns amid infighting
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister has resigned due to an impasse over a new election law and the Cabinet’s refusal to extend the tenure of the country’s police chief. See original article:...
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‘Embarrassed’ ex-Pittsburgh chief to plead guilty
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former city police Chief Nate Harper will plead guilty to charges that he conspired to steal city police funds deposited into unauthorized police credit union accounts and failed to...
View ArticleUS aids Honduran police despite death squad fears
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The U.S. State Department, which spends millions of taxpayer dollars a year on the Honduran National Police, has assured Congress that money only goes to specially vetted...
View ArticlePakistan appoints caretaker prime minister
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s election commission has chosen a former high court chief justice nominated by the country’s outgoing ruling party to serve as caretaker prime minister in the run up to a...
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Syrian opposition plunges into disarray
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's opposition plunged into disarray Sunday as its president quit and its military chief refused to recognize the newly elected prime minister of an interim government for rebel-held...
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Gun evidence links Ebel, Clements’ death
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Gun evidence links a Colorado parolee fatally shot in Texas with the death of Colorado's corrections' chief, investigators said Monday. Original post: Gun evidence links...
View ArticleRoberts’ gay cousin to attend Prop 8 argument
WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman from California says she and her lesbian partner will attend the gay marriage argument at the Supreme Court, courtesy of her cousin, Chief Justice John Roberts. Originally...
View ArticleMichael Dell concerned with Blackstone buyout offer: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dell Inc founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell is very concerned that Blackstone Group LP’s buyout offer would dismantle the PC maker he founded in 1984, two people close to...
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Gun link, but many questions in corrections death
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado corrections chief Tom Clements and his wife were watching television when the doorbell rang last Tuesday night. Clements opened the door and was shot to death....
View ArticleSupreme Court justices raise doubts on Calififornia marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two members of the Supreme Court, both viewed as potential swing votes on the right of gay couples to marry, raised doubts about California’s gay marriage ban on Tuesday as they...
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Obama chooses first woman Secret Service director: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has chosen veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the first woman to become director of the agency that protects the president, two officials told...
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General: Myanmar military staying in politics
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The military that ruled Myanmar for five decades paraded its might Wednesday in front of the opposition leader it once repressed, as its commander in chief said it will remain...
View ArticleCyprus central bank ousts CEO of troubled Bank of Cyprus
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus’s central bank has fired the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Cyprus, an official at the island’s largest commercial lender said on Wednesday. It follows the...
View ArticlePrudential fined for failed bid for AIG’s Asia arm
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s financial services regulator has fined insurer Prudential PLC 30 million pounds ($45.5 million) and censured its chief executive, over the company’s handling of a failed bid to...
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Internet slowed by cyber attack on spam blocker
LONDON (Reuters) – One of the largest ever cyber attacks is slowing global internet services after an organization blocking "spam" content became a target, with some experts saying the disruption could...
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