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  1. The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen. Sharing status updates on online services such as Twitter or Facebook is becoming increasingly popular among Americans, according to a survey released on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)
    Posting Pics Online? What Your Photos Say About You LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 9, 11:23 AM ETSent 2,337 times

    Those photos you post on Facebook could paint an accurate picture of your personality, new research on first impressions suggests.

  2. Graphic shows the process of making the health care reform bill into law
    Bill Clinton meets with Senate Dems on health care AP - 1 hour, 32 minutes agoSent 649 times

    WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system.

  3. Financial Literacy: The Time Is Now BusinessWeek - Mon Nov 9, 8:08 AM ETSent 389 times

    When it comes to financial matters, Americans are functionally illiterate.

  4. FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2008 file photo, a Wall St. street sign is shown in front of the American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange in New York. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
    Dow jumps 204 to high for year as dollar slumps AP - Mon Nov 9, 6:21 PM ETSent 233 times

    NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy.

  5. An anti-abortion protestor holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court building during the March for Life in Washington, January 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
    Abortion foe seeks curbs in Senate health bill AP - Mon Nov 9, 4:21 PM ETSent 179 times

    WASHINGTON - Abortion opponents in the Senate want tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, similar to the limits passed by the House this past weekend.

  6. Strollers recalled for fingertip amputation hazard AP - Mon Nov 9, 1:53 PM ETSent 97 times

    WASHINGTON - About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies "R" Us were recalled Monday, after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism.

  7. This file graphic illustration released from Japan's Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer (USEF) shows a system of space solar power system (SSPS) which consists of a large solar power generator and transmission panel. Japan's space agency hopes to by 2030 collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves.(AFP/HO/File)
    Japan eyes solar station in space AFP - Sun Nov 8, 6:20 AM ETSent 69 times

    TOKYO (AFP) - It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves.

  8. Ants Save Mates Trapped in Sand LiveScience.com - Sun Nov 8, 6:22 PM ETSent 58 times

    Helpful acts, such as grooming or foster parenting, are common throughout the animal kingdom, but accounts of animals rescuing one another from danger are exceedingly rare, having been reported in the scientific literature only for dolphins, capuchin monkeys, and ants. New research shows that in the ant Cataglyphis cursor, the behavior is surprisingly sophisticated.

  9. FILE - A worker fixes the display of Kraft Food's Oreo cookies at a Market in Palo Alto, Calif., in this file photo dated Monday, July 28, 2008. Shares in British chocolate maker Cadbury PLC edged higher on Monday Nov. 9, 2009, as a deadline loomed for Kraft Foods Inc. to make a formal takeover offer for the candy maker, or under British takeover rules Kraft will be prohibited from making a new offer for six months. Cadbury has already spurned a $16.7 billion cash-and-stock offer from Kraft. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, FILE)
    Cadbury rejects Kraft bid AP - Mon Nov 9, 11:02 AM ETSent 48 times

    LONDON - British candy maker Cadbury PLC rejected a renewed 9.8 billion pound ($16.4 billion) hostile bid from Kraft Foods Inc. on Monday after the U.S. company refused to sweeten a previous offer.

  10. As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble McClatchy Newspapers - Sun Nov 8, 12:01 PM ETSent 43 times

    WASHINGTON — Off the coast of Washington state, mysterious algae mixed with sea foam have killed more than 8,000 seabirds, puzzling scientists. A thousand miles off California, researchers have discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling vortex roughly twice the size of Texas filled with tiny bits of plastic and other debris.

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  1. Posting Pics Online? What Your Photos Say About You LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 9, 11:23 AM ET

    Those photos you post on Facebook could paint an accurate picture of your personality, new research on first impressions suggests.

  2. Sabrina Chase, right, and Patrice Wilkins demonstrate against health care reform with a small group outside Swedish Medical Center where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Seattle. Pelosi toured Swedish on her first public appearance after the House passed a health care bill over the weekend. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
    Bill Clinton meets with Senate Dems on health care AP - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system.

  3. Artificial Penis Tissue Proves Promising in Lab Tests LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 9, 10:04 PM ET

    One day artificial penis tissue could be grown to help men, new findings in rabbits now suggest.

  4. New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo answers questions during a news conference held on Wall Street in New York October 15, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
    Dow jumps 204 to high for year as dollar slumps AP - Mon Nov 9, 6:21 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy.

  5. 'Yes' Votes On Health Plan Put Some House Dems On Defensive Investor's Business Daily - Mon Nov 9, 7:16 PM ET

    Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark., expected all along that he would vote against the Democrats' health care bill. But Saturday morning he changed his mind.

  6. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
    Stock futures point to lower open on Wall Street Reuters - 8 minutes ago

    (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open for U.S. shares on Tuesday, after they rose to a 13-month high in the previous session, on the G20's indications that economic stimulus would continue.

  7. Financial Literacy: The Time Is Now BusinessWeek - Mon Nov 9, 8:08 AM ET

    When it comes to financial matters, Americans are functionally illiterate.

  8. Ants Save Mates Trapped in Sand LiveScience.com - Sun Nov 8, 6:22 PM ET

    Helpful acts, such as grooming or foster parenting, are common throughout the animal kingdom, but accounts of animals rescuing one another from danger are exceedingly rare, having been reported in the scientific literature only for dolphins, capuchin monkeys, and ants. New research shows that in the ant Cataglyphis cursor, the behavior is surprisingly sophisticated.

  9. Feds seize assets of Fla. lawyer in Ponzi probe AP - Mon Nov 9, 10:34 PM ET

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Federal prosecutors accused a high-profile South Florida attorney of concocting a Ponzi scheme that lured millions of dollars from investors with promises of big payoffs from legal settlements that never existed, according to court documents filed Monday.

  10. Stronger U.S. GDP seen in 2010: survey Reuters - Tue Nov 10, 12:24 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top forecasters are growing more confident the U.S. economy has embarked on a sustainable recovery, a survey released on Tuesday showed.

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  1. Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is shown here after it was unboxed at the verizon store November 5 in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6(AFP/Getty Images/George Frey)
    Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war AFP - Thu Nov 5, 10:01 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A Motorola Droid smart phone goes on sale Friday, joining the growing ranks of smart phones on the open-source operating system backed by Google.

  2. The Beatles perform in 1964 at the Olympia in Paris. US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.(AFP/File)
    Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs AFP - Fri Nov 6, 11:06 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.

  3. In this screen shot taken from WalMart.com, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, Wal-Mart is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.(AP Photo/WalMart.com)
    Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war AP - Fri Nov 6, 12:41 PM ET

    NEW YORK - First it was books. Now it's DVDs.

  4. Dell Unveils Super-Thin Adamo XPS Laptop NewsFactor - Thu Nov 5, 4:54 PM ET

    Dell painted a picture in broad strokes Thursday of the company's forthcoming Adamo XPS laptop, which is slated to hit the market in time for the holidays. The new machine -- which is housed in a finely machined aluminum case and comes in the user's choice of pearl or onyx -- is even thinner than the inaugural Adamo laptop that Dell began shipping last March.

  5. The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. The US packaged software powerhouse on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud."(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)
    Microsoft raises cloud computing concerns AFP - Thu Nov 5, 11:58 AM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Packaged software powerhouse Microsoft on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud."

  6. Rockers No Doubt sue Activision over "Band Hero" Reuters - Wed Nov 4, 7:00 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band No Doubt sued video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc over the use of their likeness on its new "Band Hero" product, accusing the company of turning the rockers into a virtual karaoke act.

  7. Kashmir's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar. Hundreds of activists from Indian Kashmir's main opposition protested on Friday against New Delhi's decision to ban pre-paid mobile connections in the revolt-hit region.(AFP/Tauseef Mustafa)
    Protest in Kashmir over pre-paid mobile phone ban AFP - Fri Nov 6, 4:14 AM ET

    SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - Hundreds of activists from Indian Kashmir's main opposition protested on Friday against New Delhi's decision to ban pre-paid mobile connections in the revolt-hit region.

  8. FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2009 file photo, the band, No Doubt, performs at the F1 Rocks concert in Singapore. (AP Photo/Joan Leong, file)
    No Doubt sues video game maker over 'Band Hero' AP - Thu Nov 5, 2:29 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - No Doubt is suing video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths.

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