European markets were steady Monday ahead of a meeting between the leaders of France and Germany on how to restore confidence in the euro, while Chinese shares surged after the country's monetary authorities ...

CHICAGO -- The leaders of the Great Lakes states had come to a moment of calm, glassy waters. It was 2008, and after years of negotiation, politicians in the eight states around the lakes had reached agreement on a compact that would protect their (and their Canadian counterparts') precious fresh water from what they saw as one of the Midwest's biggest threats: tapping from other, water-hungry ...

At 94 years of age, Stephane Hessel has already seen and done more than most people can even imagine. He witnessed the rise of fascism in Europe, fought the Nazis in the French Resistance; was interned in German death camps, designated for hanging, escaped and participated in the liberation of Paris; and worked as a diplomat, author and human-rights activist. His German father Franz Hessel was ...

Is the Cybernet ZPC-D5 nettop the spiritual successor to the Commodore 64? Actually, it's all business.

Wall Street was wavering Monday after a lackluster response to strong U.S. jobs numbers last Friday.

Wall Street futures are slightly higher as the market looks to regain its early year momentum after a lackluster response to strong U.S. jobs numbers last Friday.Dow futures were up 24 at 12,333. The broader ...

A few days before Jan 9, home minister Hishamuddin Hussein hinted a softening of stance against the proposed ‘free Anwar’ mass rally on Jan 9, when he suggested to Anwar’s party PKR to seek permission for the rally from the police, which had up to that point vowed to crack down harshly on it. And to the surprise of everyone, the police promptly gave their consent upon its first meeting with PKR ...

PLACERVILLE, CA-- - On Dec. 22, 2011, an El Dorado County jury rejected a gaming machine supplier's claim for $250 million in damages against the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, in connection with ...

A car that has caused a PC storm in the UK could be coming to America.

Dodge debuted the 2013 Dodge Dart compact sedan at the Detroit auto show in early January. The new Dart is nothing like its predecessor from the 1960s and '70s. But Chrysler is counting on the Dart, and its zippy name, to help it sell more small cars and continue its recent revival.