OK, maybe the Kindle isn't actually dead. After all, Amazon.com Inc. announced two new models of its e-reader this week after selling boatloads of the previous version: Kindle sales accelerated in ...

Astros righthander Roy Oswalt has agreed to waive his no-trade clause and accept a trade to the Philadelphia Phillies. "I'm gone," Oswalt said.

LAS VEGAS -- A researcher has compiled a list of more than 170 million Facebook users and the Web address of their profile page on the site and released it on a file sharing site, meaning it is making the rounds of thousands of ...

Albert Haynesworth passed two sets of the Washington Redskins' conditioning test on Thursdsay but flunked after head coach Mike Shanahan ordered him to complete a third iteration of the test, NFL Network and ESPN reported.

“The US is closer to a Japanese-style outcome today than at any time in recent history,” Federal reserve of St. Louis President James Bullard said.

ESPN said Thursday that it would not feature an article on its Los Angeles Web site about a party in Las Vegas attended by LeBron James and his friends because the reporter did not properly identify himself or state his intentions ...

July 28, 2010 -- Bystanders who perform CPR on patients with suspected heart attacks can safely skip the rescue breathing -- typically called mouth-to-mouth resuscitation -- and just perform the chest compressions, according to two ...

A new BlackBerry, but more importantly, a new BlackBerry operating system upgrade, is coming. "Yawn," you say? Don't be too quick to dismiss Research In Motion and its sturdy line of smart phones.

This Thursday President Barack Obama appeared on to “The View,” to reconnect with the nation. At ease in front of the camera, Obama admitted to viewers that he was not invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding this weekend at the Astor estate ...

Motorola's device segment continues to keep its focus on Android - a strategy that rewarded the company with increased smartphone sales during Q2, despite overall sales falling 6 percent.

By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will pursue a lawsuit against conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart.

Militants killed at least 15 members of Iraq's security forces on Thursday in a series of attacks against soldiers and police.

AP With less than 100 days until the midterm elections, American voters would give the edge to Republicans by an 11 percentage-point margin if the Congressional election were today.

As waiters in livery dispensed chicken curry canapes and a selection of colourful Indian summer fruit juices from silver trays, a tinkle on a glass indicated the guest of honour had something important to say.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc will pay $75 million to settle charges that it failed to disclose to investors $40 billion in subprime exposure in 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday.

PARIS - A nursing assistant from a small village in northern France was charged with murder Thursday for the smothering of eight of her own infants, born in secret over nearly two decades.

Dinner for Schmucks is lumbering, inconsistent and about 20 minutes too long, but it's funny. It's funny from the beginning, and it stays funny, even as it beats scenes to death and overstays its welcome.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak arrived in Washington this week with the message that not even the far-reaching sanctions adopted by the US and its allies against Iran are likely to change Iran's behavior.