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Meg Whitman’s Appointment as HP CEO Evokes Mixed Response

Hewlett Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) named Meg Whitman as president and chief executive officer, while Ray Lane has moved from non-executive chairman to executive chairman of the board.

U.S. Gold Futures in Steepest Loss in a Month

U.S. gold futures posted their steepest losses in a month on Thursday, dragged down by a global flight from risk that raises new questions about bullion's value as a safe haven and the sustainability of its long rally.

Top 10 Billionaires of the World in 2011 [PHOTOS]

Forbes' latest list of billionaires, which was published on Wednesday, has a few surprises on it. The world has now 1,210 billionaires, with a total net worth of $4.5 trillion. The number of billionaires has doubled in China while Moscow surpasses all other cities in the number of billionaires.

Is Meg Whitman the Right Choice for Hewlett-Packard’s CEO?

Hewlett-Packard has announced that Meg Whitman would be the company's new chief executive officer

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First Global Map of Ocean Salinity Unveiled by NASA Aquarius.

First Global Map of Ocean Salinity Unveiled by NASA's Aquarius

For the first time, a map of the salinity of the ocean surface, which is a key component of the earth's surface, has been produced by NASA's new Aquarius instrument. This has provided an early glimpse of the mission's anticipated discoveries.

Rambus Supporters Set up Vigil at Court

Pat Hughes left the bar he owns in New York City, flew across the country and showed up at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday morning to stand in line.

Jaycee Dugard Sues U.S. Over Captors Parole Supervision

Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped and held captive for 18 years, has sued the federal government for failing to supervise her captor, Phillip Garrido, who was on federal parole at the time of her kidnapping.

Farm workers harvest cantaloupe in Arizona

Fourteen States Report Infections from Listeria Outbreak Linked to Cantaloupe

Fourteen states have people infected from listeria-tainted cantaloupes.

Meg Whitman gives her concession speech during her election night rally in Los Angeles

Meg Whitman to Become CEO, Hewlett-Packard Announces

Hewlett-Packard will be firing CEO Leo Apotheker and replacing him with Meg Whitman, the company announced Thursday afternoon.

A view of the Hewlett Packard headquarters in Palo Alto

HP’s CEO Shake-Up: Analysts Not Sold on Meg Whitman

It has been barely a year since HP's last CEO shakeup and already the company is moving in a new direction, dismissing Léo Apotheker and bringing Meg Whitman on board as full time CEO.

With Apotheker Out, is that Requiem for the “HP Way?”

Leo Apotheker won’t remain CEO of Hewlett-Packard into a second year. Directors of the world’s biggest computer maker ousted him in favor of the former head of eBay, Meg Whitman, who lacks computer experience.

Mind-reading through brain imaging technology is a common sci-fi theme

Brain Imaging Experiment Paves Way for Understanding the Minds of Coma Victims

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, say they have made a breakthrough in brain imaging that may one day enable victims of coma, strokes and other neurodegenerative disease to communicate what's in their mind.

Apotheker, CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co., speaks at a media event in Beijing

Meg Whitman to Become CEO of Hewlett Packard

Meg Whitman will replace Leo Apotheker as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, sources have reported.

Bedbugs Won’t Kill You, But Insecticides Might Do Harm: Report

CDC report blames bad use of insecticide on death of 65-year-old woman.

Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger shakes hands with fans at Ballhausplatz in Vienna

Schwarzenegger to write unbelievably true memoir

Arnold Schwarzenegger is writing a memoir about his rise to fame and unlikely transition from Austrian-born champion bodybuilder to Hollywood action star to California governor, his publisher said on Thursday.

Troy Davis’ Supporters Ask Why Casey Anthony, Charles Manson Still Alive [PHOTOS]

Davis was pronounced dead at 11:08 p.m. on Wednesday after Georgia officials executed him by lethal injection. He was put to death for the 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail, and convicted in 1991.

Meg Whitman: The Best Choice for Hewlett-Packard's CEO?

Whitman, who failed to become Republican Governor of California last year after spending tens of millions of dollars in the campaign, is a highly controversial choice to lead the troubled HP.

‘Avatar’ to get Theme Park Treatment at Disney World

James Cameron and Disney have partnered up to bring fans into world of “Avatar” at Walt Disney World.

Jensen Farms recalls cantaloupe due to possible health risk

Listeria Deaths Climb to 8 From Bad Cantaloupe, Officials Fear More

A multi-state outbreak of food-borne bacteria, listeria, that arose in early September took another life in Maryland after a person died from eating contaminated produce, leaving the death toll at eight.

Hewlett-Packard: A Crisis in Leadership and Strategy

Since mid-February, HP stock has lost more than half its value.

Largest Pinball Museum in U.S. to Open

Decades after he slept under a pinball machine wedged into his cramped apartment, David Silverman will open the America's largest museum dedicated to speeding silver balls and fast-motion flippers.

Kaiser Southern California Healthcare Workers Strike

Some 2,500 nurses and other medical workers walked off the job at Kaiser Permanente facilities in southern California on Wednesday in a three-day planned strike protesting benefit cuts sought by the nonprofit healthcare giant.

Is Léo Apotheker On the Way Out From HP?

Several media reports say that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is considering ousting CEO, Leo Apotheker, only 10 months after he officially took the helm on Nov. 1, 2010.

Nokia Appoints New CTO After Richard Green Leaves

Nokia said on Thursday it had promoted Henry Tirri to chief technology officer after his predecessor Richard Green left the mobile phone company.

California Couple Fined $300 for Hosting Home Bible Studies

A California couple was fined $300 after the city of San Juan Capistrano said they were violating the city zoning code by having more than 50 people in their home at a time during home Bible studies.