Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street after Oracle's weak sales results weighed down big U.S. technology companies. Traders are also worried about Cyprus running out of time to avoid bankruptcy. Major indexes ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — Police say a British climber and his 12-year-old son have been found dead after plunging several hundred yards down a mountain in the French Alps. Capt. Patrice Ribes of the mountain gendarme ... Read more
Winners of 20 games in a row, the Miami Heat could be headed toward history. The NBA record is 33 consecutive victories in a single season, set by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72. The Heat became the fourth team to ... Read more
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Suddenly being swallowed up by the earth on a golf course's fairway drove a wedge between Mark Mihal and a stellar round. The 43-year-old mortgage broker was counting his blessings Tuesday and ... Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — China's exports surged more than expected last month in a possible sign of stronger global demand. Exports leaped 21.8 percent in February, slower than the 25 percent growth recorded in January ... Read more
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — On her way back from her job as a lecturer at a university near Tripoli, Libyan poet Aicha Almagrabi was stopped by a group of bearded militiamen. They kicked her car, beat up her driver ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to new highs, after the government said unemployment claims fell last week. The Dow rose 43 points, or 0.3 percent, to 14,342 ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of J.C. Penney fell 10.6 percent on Tuesday to a four-year low after media reports said a large shareholder sold of a chunk of the struggling retailer's stock. The stock lost $1.78 to ... Read more
BANGKOK (AP) — Uncertainty about the outcome of a budget battle among political leaders in Washington pushed Asian stock markets lower on Monday. President Barack Obama and his political opponents have failed so ... Read more
BERLIN (AP) — A meteor exploded in the sky above Russia on Friday, causing a shockwave that blew out windows injuring hundreds of people and sending fragments falling to the ground in the Ural Mountains. Here's ... Read more