A second straight sell-off of popular technology shares dragged US stocks lower Monday, as tensions with Russia over Ukraine kept investors on edge. At the closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 25.88 points (0.16 percent) at 16,276.…
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Back in December, news got out about Google’s big push to enter the field of robotics: former Android boss Andy Rubin was promoted to head the robotics division, while the company scooped up bunches of robotics companies in the United States and Asia…
At least eight people were killed and 18 were missing when a massive landslide slammed “like a freight train” into a mountainside community in the northwestern United States, rescue officials said late Sunday. The wall of mud, rocks and trees smashed…
Visiting US first lady Michelle Obama toured China’s Great Wall on Sunday, after her arrival at the US embassy in Beijing earlier in the day sparked a minor security alert. She and her daughters strolled along a popular section of the wall and rode…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Moscow would for now hold off on more reciprocal sanctions against the United States, after Washington introduced punitive measures against his close allies over the Ukraine crisis. “You know, both in…
K-pop made fresh inroads Thursday when Lady Gaga revealed that South Korean girl group Crayon Pop will open her upcoming summer concerts in Canada and the United States. “I’m excited to announce June 26 through July 22 of Lady Gaga’s artRAVE: The ARTPOP…
The deputy head of the NSA spying agency accused fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Thursday of displaying “amazing arrogance” in revealing US eavesdropping techniques. NSA deputy director Richard Ledgett argued that Snowden, hailed…
Usain Bolt is suffering from Jamaica’s much-criticised drugs policy, according to United States Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart. Bolt’s fellow Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown, the two-time Olympic 200 metres champion tested positive…
08:18 GMT – Arrive – A merchant ship was expected to arrive in the vicinity around 0700 GMT. 07:24 GMT – Reality – Anthony Brickhouse, associate professor of aerospace and occupational safety at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the United States…
New Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen kept the central bank firmly on the path set by predecessor Ben Bernanke Wednesday, shrugging off recent economic weakness as largely weather-caused. But she also took a crucial step to reshape how the Fed has…
Russia’s intervention in Crimea has cost it “real economic pain,” the United States said Wednesday as it readied a new slew of sanctions to punish Moscow for taking over Ukraine’s southern peninsula. “The question at this point is not if we will do…
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the search for the missing Malaysian airliner was a “top priority” for the United States and offered every possible resource — including the FBI. In his first on camera comments on the mystery of Malaysia Airlines…
Malaysia has asked the FBI to help recover data deleted from a flight simulator in the home of the pilot of a missing Malaysian jet, a US official said Wednesday. The official, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, confirmed the request related…
Last week, Shao Yang, the Chief Marketing Officer of Chinese handset maker Huawei, said in an interview that the company would be pursuing dual-boot Android-Windows phones, set for release in the United States in the second quarter. As it turns out,…
In a rare move, Secretary of State John Kerry protested Wednesday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about strong criticism of US foreign policy by his outspoken defense minister. In a telephone call, Kerry told Netanyahu the comments made…
The United States Wednesday voiced concern about attacks on leading members of the Hong Kong media calling for a full investigation. “While the details of the most recent attack are not completely clear, we are troubled by a series of incidents over…
Mick Jagger’s long-term girlfriend L’Wren Scott committed suicide by hanging, New York coroners confirmed on Wednesday. Scott, 49, a former model turned fashion designer, was found dead in her luxury apartment in Manhattan on Monday. Following an autopsy…
Yesterday, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice welcomed 12 governors and one deputy-governor from Nigeria to the White House to discuss areas of strategic importance to both the United States and Nigeria. Ambassador Rice and the governors discussed…
Video News by NewsLook Chris Brown was kicked out of a rehab facility and spent a few days in jail. And now, it looks like he’ll be staying there for a while.
Waves of gravity that rippled through space right after the Big Bang have been detected for the first time, in a landmark discovery for understanding how the universe was born, US scientists said Monday. The waves are evidence of a rapid growth spurt…