Amazon Launches Two Alexa Digital Assistant-Based Gadgets
The devices based on the voice-controlled Echo speaker let users do everything from ordering a pizza to listening to music and changing the temperatures of their homes.
Signs Of Normalcy In Syria During Ceasefire [Video]
Syria's cessation of hostilities is holding, but remains fragile after six days, United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Nobby' Declares Trump Support
Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy creation, Nobby Butcher, puts his support behind Donald Trump's political campaign at the Los Angeles premiere of “Brothers Grimsby.”
How Google’s Driverless Cars Work
A Google self-driving car trying to merge mistakenly expected a bus to yield, causing a crash.
How A Brokered Republican National Convention Would Work [Video]
As GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump racks up delegates, talk of a brokered Republican convention begins.
Messaging App Line Plans Up To $3B Dual IPO In New York And Tokyo: IFR
Preparations are underway for the listing, which is expected to take place before the end of summer in the northern hemisphere, a report said.
Turkey Car Bomb Attack Kills 2 Police Officers, Wounds 35: Security Sources
The attack was carried out by Kurdish militants in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin, security sources said.
India Denies Visas To US Religious Freedom Body
The delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom had been scheduled to leave for India on Friday.
AMC Entertainment To Buy Carmike In A Deal Valued At $1.1 Billion
AMC Entertainment Holdings will acquire Carmike Cinemas Inc. in a deal valued at about $1.1 billion, including debt, making the combined company the largest U.S. theater chain.
Amazon Drops Encryption Feature In Fire Tablet Software
The company dropped support for encryption on the device even as Apple fights the U.S. government’s demand that it help unlock an encrypted phone.
US Chamber Of Commerce To Sue Seattle Over Uber Driver Ordinance
The federation of more than 3 million businesses would enter the legal battle over whether drivers are independent contractors or employees.
Smith & Wesson Sales Soar Amid Rising Gun-Control Worries
The gunmaker reported a 61 percent jump in quarterly revenue, at a time when the U.S. presidential campaigns and recent shootings fuel fears of stricter gun laws.
North Korea Leader Orders Military To Be Ready To Use Nuclear Weapons At Any Time
Kim Jong Un ordered his country to turn its military posture to “pre-emptive attack” mode in the face of growing threats, official media said Friday.
US Court Weighs Restoring Brady’s ‘Deflategate’ Suspension
A three-judge panel in New York is hearing an appeal by the NFL over the reversal of Tom Brady’s four-game suspension.
HP Enterprise’s Revenue, Profit Beat Estimates
Shares were up 6.4% for the company, which houses the former Hewlett-Packard Co.’s corporate hardware and services division.
Yahoo Exploring Sale of $1B To $3B In ‘Noncore Assets’: CFO
In recent weeks, media reports have surfaced that Time Inc., Verizon and several other suitors have emerged as potential buyers.
Maryland High Court To Hear Appeals In Freddie Gray Death
William Porter and five other police officers face a variety of charges. Gray, 25, died from a neck injury sustained while being transported in a police van.
Fed’s Kaplan Calls For Patience On Raising US Interest Rates
The drop in stock markets and the rise in the dollar are acting like a brake on the U.S. economic recovery, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said.
House Flipping On The Rise Again, Raising Fears Of More Housing Bubbles
Flipping -- buying and reselling a home to make a quick buck -- above a peak set in 2005, just two years before the U.S. mortgage market started to collapse.
US Jobless Claims Rise, But Trend Points To A Firming Labor Market
Claims for benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the underlying trend continues to point to a strengthening labor market.
Public Support For Putin To Serve Another Term Hits Highest Level In 4 Years: Poll
If the Russian president wins the next presidential election in 2018, it would be his fourth term as leader of the country.
US Gives Immunity To State Dept Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server: WashPost
A U.S. law enforcement official said the FBI secured the cooperation of Bryan Pagliano, who joined the State Department with Clinton and set up the server in her New York home, according to the Washington Post.
Toshiba Seeks $1.8B In Loans For Restructuring: sources
The funds are vital for the Japanese conglomerate as it streamlines its businesses, whose poor performances have been masked by years of false accounting.
VW Says 2014 Diesel Warnings Did Not Get CEO’s Attention
Volkswagen said a memo was sent to former CEO Martin Winterkorn in May 2014 about a study by U.S. researchers that raised questions about VW diesel emissions.
Koch Brothers Will Not Deploy Funds Against Trump During Primaries
The billionaire industrialists and powerful conservative donors will not attack the Republican front-runner, Reuters reported.
Billionaires Feel Market Pain On Forbes Richest List
Forbes announced its annual list of the world’s richest individuals. While many of the same people are on it, they have lost some wealth.
Alabama Policeman Faces Murder Charges In Killing Of Unarmed Black Man
Investigators found “probable cause” that Aaron Smith broke the law when he shot and killed Gregory Gunn last Thursday.
Humanitarian Aid Running Out At Greek-Macedonia Border [Video]
Migrants stuck at the makeshift border camp huddle around fires to keep warm, as only a small number were permitted to pass the border.
Former Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon Charged With Bid-Rigging Of Land Leases
The indictment of Aubrey McClendon paves the way for what may be one of the highest-profile criminal antitrust cases against a well-known U.S. CEO in decades.
Exclusive: China To Lay Off Five To Six Million Workers, Earmarks At Least $23 Billion
China’s leadership will spend nearly $23 billion to cover layoffs in just the coal and steel sectors in the coming years, according to a report from Reuters.