Yahoo Profit Tops Expectations

Yahoo said that net income rose to $542 million, giving the company some ammunition to argue anew that Microsoft’s takeover offer undervalues the company.

Stocks & Bonds: Markets Dip Despite Some Good Reports

Fresh record-high oil prices and a rush of quarterly results from bellwethers like AT&T, DuPont and McDonald’s sent the Dow down more than 100 points.

A Slice of German Wikipedia to Be Captured on Paper

In an odd experiment in reverse publishing, a collection of Wikipedia articles in Germany is being produced in book-form by a major publisher.

Regulators Back Away From Futures Proposals

The rule changes would have raised the size of the market stake that financial speculators could hold, and exempted commodity index funds from those higher limits.

Surging Energy Costs Take a Big Toll on Airline Earnings

The UAL Corporation, United Airlines’ parent company, reported a $537 million first-quarter loss, as a 51 percent increase in fuel costs overwhelmed efforts to raise fares.

Administration Seeks a Quicker Increase in Fuel Standards

Acting as gasoline prices are setting records, the Bush administration proposed an annual 4.5 percent increase in vehicles’ fuel efficiency from 2011 through 2015.

Scientists study Arctic haze for clues to warming

Visitors to Alaska often marvel at the crisp, clear air. But the truth is, the skies above the Arctic Circle work like a giant ...

2 plead not guilty in Conn. child's dehydration death

A Connecticut woman and her brother have pleaded not guilty in the death of a friend's toddler. Authorities say the boy died ...

McCain denounces 'siren song' of protectionism

John McCain came to the Rust Belt on Tuesday to promote worker re-training for the new economy and to denounce "the siren song" ...

Pregnant bank teller shot during robbery in Indiana

A bank teller pregnant with twins was shot in the lower stomach during a robbery Tuesday as police searched the east side of ...

S.C. student will face federal WMD charge

The acting U.S. attorney for South Carolina says a teenager accused of planning to bomb his high school will face a federal charge ...

U.N.: Up to 300,000 dead in 5-year Darfur conflict

U.N. officials say the five-year conflict in Darfur is getting worse.

U.S. backs down on nuke exports

U.S. negotiators no longer oppose a ban on the transfer of uranium enrichment technology to non-nuclear states, diplomats said.

McCain camp hopes for long Dem race

John McCain and his aides wouldn't say Tuesday whether they wanted Hillary Rodham Clinton to win the Pennsylvania Democratic ...

No Child Left Behind faces changes

The Bush administration sought to bolster its signature education law Tuesday, announcing new rules designed to address the nation's ...

Few doctors answer patient e-mails with a :)

Most Americans want the convenience of e-mail for non-urgent medical issues, but fewer than a third of U.S. doctors use e-mail ...

Hardy Heron reflects Ubuntu Linux ambitions

Canonical plans to release Hardy Heron, its newest version of Ubuntu Linux on Thursday, and Chief Executive Mark Shuttleworth isn't being shy and retiring about it. "This is our most significant release ever," he said in an interview. Ordinarily I avoid publishing such marketing superlatives, but Shuttleworth ...

Laptops Can Be Searched At the Border

Nothing to Declare notes that a California appeals court has unanimously upheld a ruling that border security officers at international airports can search personal computers without requiring any specific evidence of criminal activity. The appeal was made by US resident Michael Timothy Arnold, charged ...

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Mario Invades NYC Taxi Cabs [Event]

Not content to get pwned by me in Mario Kart Wii, Mario is heading over to New York City later this week to take New Yorkers for a ride. This Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. Mario (not that creepy Denver Mario, the real deal) will be at the Sheraton Hotel, 811 7th Avenue between 52nd ...