Google Inc., long considered the gold standard of Internet search, is changing the secret formula it uses to rank Web pages as it struggles to combat websites that have been able to game its system.

PTI The United Nations Human Rights Council has unanimously passed a resolution recommending suspension of Libya from the Geneva-based body and decided to conduct an independent probe into violations by the Qadhafi regime, which has launched a bloody ...

NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - US crude oil futures rose on Friday, posting their highest weekly settlement since September 2008, as supply worries arising from the Libyan unrest persisted.

AP Carmelo Anthony left with a sore elbow and a bruised ego. His second game with the New York Knicks was a rough one. Playing the final quarter with numbness in his right elbow, Anthony missed a key free throw and fouled out of his first road game ...

US stocks fell this week, driving the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to the biggest drop in three months, after surging oil amid speculation Libya is heading for civil war spurred concern that economic ...

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Within seconds of Tuesday's quake, the Canterbury Television building in Christchurch, New Zealand, had become a tomb. By John M. Glionna Rescue service members work on the site of the CTV building in Christchurch on Feb. 25, 2011.

When most people think about the Academy Awards' best moments, the onstage lightning bolts stand out. Like Halle Berry's ecstatic combination of disbelief and thrill as she became the first black woman to win the Best ...

WEST POINT, NY - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in one of his last addresses to the Army, said yesterday that he envisions a future ground force that will be smaller, will pack less heavy firepower, and will not engage in large-scale ...

Orlando center Dwight Howard says Kendrick Perkins gives OKC 'a legitimate chance of winning a title.' By Darnell Mayberry Leave a comment ORLANDO, Fla.

The threat of a government shutdown receded Friday, as Senate Democrats tentatively embraced a Republican plan to immediately cut $4 billion in federal spending by targeting programs that President Obama has already ...

After half the Pistons roster missed Friday morning's shoot-around in what a team source called a "player protest," Kuester was ejected 21 minutes into his team's game against the 76ers, a 110-94 loss at Wells Fargo Center.

Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co., the largest US mortgage firms, said they may face fines or enforcement actions from regulators amid investigations into foreclosure procedures.

IDG News Service - Users will have to send their Motorola Xoom tablets away for a week in order to upgrade them to 4G, Verizon Wireless said this week.

Protesters pulled concrete blast walls leading to the heavily guarded Green Zone during a protest in Baghdad yesterday. Unlike protesters in other Arab countries, the Iraqis were not calling for a new government, but for reforms from Iraq's elected ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not be attending the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington this weekend, spokesman Josh Vlasto said.

The crew of Discovery spent its first full day in space Friday inspecting the vehicle and preparing to dock with the International Space Station today.

He eliminates two-time champion Geoff Ogilvy on the 13th hole to advance to the quarterfinals. Bubba Watson acknowledges the fans after making birdie on the third hole Friday during his third-round match at the Accenture Match Play Championship.