Icahn revamps Dell offer, calls buyout 'giveaway'
A battle for US computer giant Dell heated up Friday as corporate raider Carl Icahn and other investors made a new offer and called a planned buyout led by company founder Michael Dell a "giveaway."
ISS crew ready for spacewalk after 'serious' ammonia leak
The ISS crew were preparing for an emergency spacewalk to fix a "very serious" leak of ammonia from the orbiting laboratory's power system seeping into space.
Historic greenhouse gas level sparks calls for action
The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has surpassed 400 parts per million for the first time in human history, US monitors announced Friday, sparking new calls for action to scale back greenhouse gases.
Getty Museum in LA lands Rembrandt, Canaletto works
The Getty Museum of Los Angeles announced Thursday it has acquired a self-portrait by Rembrandt and a painting by the Venetian artist Canaletto.
N. Korea in dangerous nuclear showdown: US envoy
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is playing a dangerous game in his nuclear showdown with the international community.
Blueprints for 3D handgun take refuge in Pirate Bay
Virtual blueprints for the world's first 3D printable handgun found a safe harbor Friday at file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, dodging a US government attempt to pull them off the Internet.
'Political, not military' solutions needed in Mideast: Hagel
The problems that plague the Middle East, including Iran's nuclear ambitions and Syria's civil war, require "political, not military" solutions.
G7 nations meet as US pressures Europe over austerity
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Seven leading economies will meet in the English countryside on Friday for talks on spurring growth, amid US-Europe divisions over the scale of austerity.
YouTube launches paid channels, in TV challenge
YouTube on Thursday unveiled its first paid subscription channels as the Google-owned video service made a long-anticipated move to challenge streaming services like Netflix.
US aircraft carrier Nimitz to join drills in S. Korea
A US naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will arrive in South Korea this weekend for sea drills, officials said Friday, following joint exercises that infuriated North Korea.
Ladies swoon as Prince Harry begins US tour
Britain's Prince Harry broke hearts in Washington's corridors of power Thursday, showing more interest in landmines than in the excited fans who greeted him at the start of a week-long US visit.
US police probe how triple kidnap was hidden 10 years
US police descended on an unremarkable home in a working class neighborhood of Cleveland on Tuesday after three women who had been missing for around a decade were rescued from kidnappers.
US, S.Korea vow no concessions to North
The leaders of the United States and South Korea on Tuesday vowed no concessions to North Korea after months of high tension, saying the burden was on the communist state to end the crisis.
Dotcom's lawyers say prosecution threatens Internet freedom
Lawyers for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom accused the US government Wednesday of launching a flawed prosecution against their client with "frightening" implications for all Internet users.
Being gay in America: a 50-year love story
The love between John Darby and Jack Bird has been on solid ground for more than half a century. It is the social landscape around the gay couple that has shifted.
Russia, US agree joint push for peace in Syria
After months of sharp differences, Russia and the United States have agreed to push both sides in Syria to find an end to the bloodshed, offering to hold an international conference in search of peace.
GM recalls 43,500 hybrid cars in US, Canada for fire risk
General Motors is recalling nearly 43,000 hybrid vehicles in the United States and around 500 in Canada to fix a defect that could cause a fire in the trunk.
Three women, missing for a decade, found alive in US
Three young women who had been missing for a decade -- two of whom disappeared as teenagers -- were found alive in a house in Cleveland.
Study: US immigration reform would cost $6.3 trillion
A US political battle raged Monday over the cost of Senate-proposed immigration reform, with a conservative think-tank warning the plan to legalize 11 million undocumented workers would soar to $6.3 trillion.