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  1. Lowe's product service associate manager, Roxy Ramirez , left and product service associate Jim Miner stock the first do-it-yourself home solar panel system by Andalay at Lowe's in the West Hills suburb of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
    Solar power coming to a store near you AP - Thu Dec 10, 12:19 AM ETSent 208 times

    NEW YORK - Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install.

  2. An adopted Chihuahua, James Bond, rests his head at the Animal Control and Care center in San Francisco, Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009. California has more Chihuahuas than it can handle. It's gotten so bad in Oakland, they have started shipping them out of state, said Megan Webb, director of Oakland Animal Services. They have sent about 100 to Washington, Oregon and Arizona, she said, 'and as soon as they get them, they are ready for new ones.' Chihuahuas make up 30 percent, 40 percent and even more of the dog populations at many California shelters. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)
    Pop culture main reason Calif has Chihuahua crisis AP - 2 hours, 43 minutes agoSent 144 times

    LOS ANGELES - California has more Chihuahuas than it can handle, and it has Hollywood to blame.

  3. FILE - In this Oct. 21 2008 file photo, Caterpillar equipment is seen at the Altorfer Caterpillar dealership and authorized service center in Springfield, Ill. The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in October as exports surged to the highest level in nearly a year. Growing exports, boosted by a weaker dollar, are expected to boost demand for American manufactured goods in coming months and provide important strength to the overall economic recovery.(AP Photo/Seth Perlman, file)
    Exports up for 6th straight month, boost recovery AP - 33 minutes agoSent 133 times

    WASHINGTON - The economic recovery is likely to draw strength from exports such as farm products, autos, aircraft and industrial machinery — all of which helped lower the nation's trade deficit in October.

  4. Snow-covered Pir Panjal mountain range in Kashmir is seen from the window of a passenger airplane November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT)
    Snow at Highest Elevations No Longer Pure LiveScience.com - 2 hours, 17 minutes agoSent 126 times

    The pure white snow atop the Andes Mountains may not be so pure after all. Scientists have found traces of toxic pollutants called PCBs in snow samples taken from Aconcagua Mountain, the highest peak in the Americas.

  5. George Soros, businessman and philanthropist, announces during a press conference a plan to generate an additional 100 billion US dollars for climate change relief at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
    Soros: Finance gap could 'wreck' climate talks AP - 37 minutes agoSent 119 times

    COPENHAGEN - The $10 billion a year proposed by rich nations to help the poor adapt to climate change is "not sufficient" and the gap between what's offered and what's needed could wreck the Copenhagen climate conference, American billionaire George Soros said Thursday.

  6. New Star Found in Big Dipper SPACE.com - 1 hour, 43 minutes agoSent 105 times

    One of the stars that makes the bend in the ladle's handle, Alcor, has a smaller red dwarf companion, new observations have revealed.

  7. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., leaves a Democratic caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
    Showdown vote nears on importing low-cost drugs AP - 1 hour, 41 minutes agoSent 59 times

    WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of lawmakers hopes to finally win a long struggle to ease curbs against importing low-cost prescription drugs but will have to overcome the Obama administration and the pharmaceutical industry to do so.

  8. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 10,2009, before the Congressional Oversight Panel hearing on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
    Geithner defends extension of bank bailout AP - 12 minutes agoSent 51 times

    WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told a skeptical watchdog panel Thursday that the Obama administration's decision to keep the government's unpopular bank bailout program going until October was a necessary "limited, qualified extension."

  9. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, during a health care news conference. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
    New health care benefits come at a price AP - Thu Dec 10, 3:14 AM ETSent 38 times

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's health care overhaul — now looking like a real possibility — should give uninsured Americans options they've never had before. But it won't be a free ride.

  10. Graphic shows increase disbursement of Pell Grants from 1997 to
    Tough economy squeezes Pell Grant program AP - Thu Dec 10, 3:29 AM ETSent 33 times

    WASHINGTON - An unexpected surge in college enrollment has created an $18 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program, the biggest in its history.

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  1. FILE - In this photo taken June 29, 2009, Frank Ricci, left, lead plaintiff in the the 'New Haven 20' firefighter reverse discrimination case speaks to the media outside of Federal Court in New Haven, Conn. The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
    Promotion day arrives for white Conn. firefighters AP - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A group of white firefighters who persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to sanction their promotions over black colleagues are receiving their new badges Thursday in a ceremony that provides symbolic recognition of their victory.

  2. Exports up for 6th straight month, boost recovery AP - 33 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - The economic recovery is likely to draw strength from exports such as farm products, autos, aircraft and industrial machinery — all of which helped lower the nation's trade deficit in October.

  3. Snow at Highest Elevations No Longer Pure LiveScience.com - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago

    The pure white snow atop the Andes Mountains may not be so pure after all. Scientists have found traces of toxic pollutants called PCBs in snow samples taken from Aconcagua Mountain, the highest peak in the Americas.

  4. A man sells roses at a pedestrian road in central Copenhagen December 10, 2009. Copenhagen is the host city for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, which lasts from December 7 until December 18. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (DENMARK ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
    Soros: Finance gap could 'wreck' climate talks AP - 37 minutes ago

    COPENHAGEN - The $10 billion a year proposed by rich nations to help the poor adapt to climate change is "not sufficient" and the gap between what's offered and what's needed could wreck the Copenhagen climate conference, American billionaire George Soros said Thursday.

  5. President Barack Obama announces funding of $600 million awards to the construction and renovation of 85 community health centers and the implementation of electronic health records, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
    Showdown vote nears on importing low-cost drugs AP - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of lawmakers hopes to finally win a long struggle to ease curbs against importing low-cost prescription drugs but will have to overcome the Obama administration and the pharmaceutical industry to do so.

  6. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, seen here in October 2009, said Wednesday he was extending the authority of a 700-billion-dollar financial bailout to October 2010 even though the program would cost less than expected.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)
    Audit: Taxpayers lose $61B on AIG, auto bailouts AP - Wed Dec 9, 6:19 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department is acknowledging for the first time that it lost $61 billion on two key programs designed to stabilize the economy after the largest financial crisis in decades.

  7. A picture shows Tel Aviv's sea front promenade on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in March 2009. The Mediterranean Sea was mostly filled in less than two years in a dramatic flood around 5.33 million years ago in which water poured in from the Atlantic, according to a study published Wednesday.(AFP/File/Jack Guez)
    Colossal Flood Created the Mediterranean Sea LiveScience.com - Wed Dec 9, 1:11 PM ET

    The Mediterranean Sea as we know it today formed about 5.3 million years ago when Atlantic Ocean waters breached the strait of Gibraltar, sending a massive flood into the basin.

  8. New Star Found in Big Dipper SPACE.com - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

    One of the stars that makes the bend in the ladle's handle, Alcor, has a smaller red dwarf companion, new observations have revealed.

  9. Solar power coming to a store near you AP - Thu Dec 10, 12:19 AM ET

    NEW YORK - Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install.

  10. Japan's Crown Princess Masako smiles with Crown Prince Naruhito, their daughter Princess Aiko and their pet dog Yuri in the common room of their Togu Palace residence in Tokyo November 22, 2009, in this photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. Crown Princess Masako celebrates her 46th birthday on December 9, 2009. Picture taken November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Imperial Household Agency of Japan/Handout (JAPAN ROYALS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
    Pop culture main reason Calif has Chihuahua crisis AP - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - California has more Chihuahuas than it can handle, and it has Hollywood to blame.

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  1. FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 file photo, Tiger Woods from the U.S. smiles during a press conference before the Australian Masters golf tournament at Kingston Heath Golf Club, in Melbourne, Australia. Google and Yahoo say they've seen a significant spike from traffic from people looking for information on the golf superstar and his alleged extramarital affairs. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill, File)
    Woods scandal a boon to Internet publications AP - Thu Dec 10, 6:48 AM ET

    SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Tiger Woods sex scandal has been a boon for online publications, even though it hasn't generated the same amount of Internet traffic as Michael Jackson's death or President Barack Obama's inauguration.

  2. Shoot Civilians and Lose in Censored Version of Modern Warfare 2 PC World - Wed Dec 9, 8:53 AM ET

    Activision will reportedly release a censored version of Modern Warfare 2 in Japan that punishes you for shooting civilians.

  3. China Expands Porn Sting by Shutting P2P Video Sites PC World - Thu Dec 10, 3:30 AM ET

    Chinese regulators have taken a wide-ranging war against online porn one step further by closing a series of popular BitTorrent and other video-sharing Web sites in recent days.

  4. Taiwan says no to Tiger Woods-style animated news AP - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago

    TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese regulators have turned down an application for a television license from a Hong Kong company whose local affiliate conquered the Internet earlier this month with a fanciful video of golf star Tiger Woods' Florida auto mishap.

  5. Ultrathin $499 Dell Vostro V13 Aimed at Entrepreneurs NewsFactor - Wed Dec 9, 12:26 PM ET

    On Tuesday, Dell rolled out a new laptop aimed at mobile entrepreneurs, the 13.3-inch Vostro V13. With a starting price of $449, Dell is sending a combined message of value and innovation with the latest addition to its small-business line of Vostro laptops.

  6. A customer tries out a Nook electronic book reader at Barnes and Noble in New York, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Review: Barnes & Noble reader is dual-screen mess AP - Wed Dec 9, 2:54 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The e-book reading device is the gadget gift of the season. Both Sony and Barnes & Noble have sold out of their new models, and new buyers will have to wait until January for delivery. So why are e-book readers still such clumsy, annoying devices?

  7. AT&T Unveils Ugly Fix For Mobile Data Deluge PC World - Wed Dec 9, 5:36 PM ET

    Attention, iPhone users: You require some education. You don't understand what a megabyte of data truly means, you see, and you're not aware of how much data you're using. If only you'd allow AT&T to reach out and teach you, all would be well in the world of 3G.

  8. Facebook.com founder Mark Zuckerberg on his profile page. Facebook began calling on users to get a better grip on their online privacy by dictating who sees what in profiles at the world's leading social networking service.(AFP/Facebook/File/Markham Johnson)
    Facebook rolls out new privacy tool AFP - Wed Dec 9, 9:40 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook began calling on users to get a better grip on their online privacy by dictating who sees what in profiles at the world's leading social networking service.

  9. German newspaper publisher Axel Springer's headquarters in Berlin. Germany's Axel Springer on Wednesday became the latest media giant to announce moves to try and make more money online after years of the Internet eating away at their revenues.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)
    German media giant moves to make money online AFP - Wed Dec 9, 2:34 PM ET

    BERLIN (AFP) - Germany's Axel Springer on Wednesday became the latest media giant to announce moves to try and make more money online after years of the Internet eating away at their revenues.

  10. A woman uses her mobile telephone as she passes a Nokia advert in London July 20, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor
    Nokia pulls plug on U.S. flagship stores Reuters - 59 minutes ago

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will close its only two flagship stores in the United States, in a sign its retail strategy of flashy brand-booster outlets is needing a refresh.

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