Concern about the economy has pushed President Barack Obama's approval rating below 50 percent in California, a state assumed to be an easy win for him in next year's presidential election.
Rescue workers have found autistic boy Joshua Robb, who was missing since Sept.12 after he ran away from the school.
New York-based Turntable.fm has launched its free iOS application as digital music competition is gaining momentum each day.
Intel Corp. is putting significant weight behind ultra-slim Ultrabook in the Intel Developer Forum, which would be a threat to Apple Inc.'s iPad and MacBook Air.
Programs that keep young drivers from taking the wheel at night, or with a car full of teens, may reduce the risk of fatal crashes in some drivers -- but increase that risk in others, according to a U.S. study.
The top U.S. securities regulator has formed an advisory panel of fast-growing companies and venture capital funds as it reviews whether it needs to update rules on how private companies can access public investors.
Gumby's bandit days appear to be over.
Yahoo's board will meet on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of options facing the troubled Internet firm, including the search for a new chief executive, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.
Oaktree Capital Management Funds sent a letter to Jakks Pacific (JAKK.O) on Tuesday, outlining its intention to buy the toymaker and take it private in a $670 million deal, after repeated rebuffs from the company since the offer was made in March.
U.S. solar company SunPower Corp (SPWRA.O) is actively looking at acquisitions that would complement its residential and commercial project businesses, Chief Executive Tom Werner said on Tuesday.
A recent extrasolar planet haul has identified one earth-like planet that exists only 36 light-years away from the Earth. The announcement about the discovery of this planet was made by European astronauts on Monday.
As each day passes, the anxiety to get the iPhone 5 is soaring among tech enthusiasts and Apple fans.
An 8-year-old autistic boy who disappeared on Monday morning in Southern California was found safe after more than 24 hours in the San Bernardino Mountains.
One of the few Republicans of Hollywood, Clint Eastwood, doesn't really care about who marries who, and feels that controversy surrounding gay marriage is pointless. In the October issue of GQ Magazine, Oscar winning director and charismatic actor says that everybody should be given a chance to have the life they want.
An autistic boy who disappeared on Monday in Southern California was found safe on Tuesday in a rare happy ending to a missing-child story.
Cooler weather gave firefighters a chance to begin knocking down flames of three major wildfires burning on Tuesday in Central California, and evacuation orders were lifted for most residents in the fires' path.
Ivy League schools again topped a popular ranking of the best U.S. colleges, but shared the spotlight with liberal arts schools Williams College and Amherst College, and up-and-coming University of Maryland.
U.S. prosecutors have launched a criminal probe into whether eBay Inc employees took confidential information from classified ad website Craigslist as eBay sought to build a rival service, a copy of a grand jury subpoena obtained by Reuters shows.
People with depression still find it difficult to talk about it, study shows.
Russell Moore felt it was time to strike out on his own three years ago after working more than two decades at the birthplace of new American cuisine -- Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California.
Joshua Robb, 8, ran away from his school on Monday.
Star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach and his inner circle plotted to destroy Trust Company of the West by forming a competing firm while they were still employed by TCW, a TCW attorney said in closing arguments in a trial over alleged theft of trade secrets.