Amgen Sees Positive Data in Bone Drug Study Amgen Inc. said its osteoporosis drug candidate denosumab beat a rival drug in reducing and delaying the rate of fractures in men with prostate cancer during a study. Staff, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Obama: GOP and Dems Together Can Spur Job Growth President Barack Obama says he thinks Republicans and Democrats can work together to spur job growth even though the two parties disagree on many issues. Staff, AP NEWS - 11 minutes ago
Google Reduces Fee to Break Nexus One Contract Google Inc. is shaving $200 off the fee that it charges customers of its new Nexus One phone to break a service contract with T-Mobile, as federal regulators continue to probe such fees and the rationale for them. Joelle Tessler, AP NEWS - 13 minutes ago
Greece Vows Pension, Wage Reform as Strike Looms Greek officials pledged Tuesday to increase the retirement age, raise fuel taxes and accelerate reforms, trying to calm financial markets a day before a nationwide strike against the government’s new austerity measures. Nicholas Paphitis, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Stocks Climb on Hopes for Greece Debt Assistance Stocks surged Tuesday on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden. Stephen Bernard and Tim Paradis, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Drivers, Cars Are Ill-Equipped When Panic Sets in You’re driving down the highway and suddenly your car starts accelerating on its own. Knuckles white, going from 60 to 90 miles an hour in a couple of seconds, you do what comes naturally — hit the brakes. But what if the car keeps going? Dee-Ann Durbin, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
Jan. Freeze Damaged 4 Percent of Fla. Oranges Florida citrus growers lost more than 4 percent of their orange crop and more than 3 percent of their grapefruit crop during last month’s freezing weather, according to estimates released Tuesday. Staff, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Another Major Storm Headed to Snowy Mid-Atlantic Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday on track for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices were closed for a second day and utility workers struggled to restore power knocked out by a weekend blizzard. Brett Zongker, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Glaxo Considering Job Cuts at UK Research Center Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday that it has begun consultations with workers on cutting jobs at a British research facility, an early step in its plans announced a week ago to shift its research focus. Staff, AP FEATURES - 27 minutes ago
Online Ad Improvement Seen in IAC’s 4Q Loss Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp lost $1 billion in the fourth quarter because it wrote down the value of its search business, but the results beat expectations and offered the latest indication that the online advertising market is improving. Rachel Metz, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
McDonald’s January Sales at a Glance McDonald’s Inc. sales, the world’s largest fast food chain, said Tuesday a sales in stores open at least 13 months, a key sales comparison, rose 2.6 percent in January. The Associated Press, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Wholesale Inventories Cut 0.8 Percent in December Businesses slashed wholesale inventories sharply in December, a much weaker showing than expected and a troubling sign that companies are still too pessimistic about the economy to begin restocking shelves on a sustained basis. Martin Crutsinger, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
64 Feared Dead, 400 Hurt in Afghan Avalanches Massive avalanches roaring down a mountain pass north of Kabul may have killed more than 60 people Tuesday, Afghan officials said, as rescuers evacuated about 400 injured victims. Rahim Faiez, AP FEATURES - 31 minutes ago
Sri Lanka’s President Dissolves Parliament A government official says Sri Lanka’s president has dissolved the country’s parliament setting the stage for new elections. Fisnik Abrashi, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
FDA Aims to Rein in Radiation-Based Medical Scans The Food and Drug Administration is working with doctors and medical manufacturers to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical scans, a problem that has been growing for decades. Staff, AP FEATURES - 36 minutes ago
Pilot: ‘Everything Went Red’ After Planes Collided A glider pilot who flew to safety through a fireball from the midair collision of two planes over Boulder says it was just seconds between when he saw one plane approaching and when it collided with the plane towing him. Staff, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
Molson Coors' 4Q Profit Rises on Tax Benefits Molson Coors Brewing Co.’S fourth-quarter profit more than doubled because of favorable tax benefits even as it sold fewer beers, the brewer said Tuesday. Emily Fredrix, AP NEWS - 41 minutes ago
Minn. Bridge Collapse Widow Adopts Haitian Twins Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet. Jeff Baenen, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago
McDonald’s Sales Figure Rises 2.6 Percent in Jan. McDonald’s Inc., the world’s largest fast-food chain, said Tuesday a key sales comparison rose 2.6 percent in January, as strong overseas sales more than offset a decline in the U.S. Mae Anderson, AP NEWS - 45 minutes ago
Stocks Climb on Hopes for Greece Debt Assistance Stocks are higher as hopes grow that the European Union will help Greece with its growing debt burden. Stephen Bernard and Tim Paradis, AP NEWS - 49 minutes ago
AP NewsAlert Official says Sri Lanka’s president has dissolved the country’s parliament. Staff, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
Japan Airlines Rejects Delta, Stays With American Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world’s biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines. Tomoko A. Hosaka and Harry R. Weber, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago
With Nelson, GOP Blocks Obama Labor Board Nominee Senate Democrats are unable to muscle through President Barack Obama’s choice of a union attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, because one of their own has joined the Republicans to block the nomination. Sam Hananel, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago
Investigators Interview Survivors of Conn. Blast Investigators looking into the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a Connecticut power plant under construction are interviewing survivors, while crews work to ensure the badly damaged building is safe. Staff, AP NEWS - 53 minutes ago
First Lady Begins Fight Against Childhood Obesity First lady Michelle Obama launched a nationwide campaign Tuesday to fight childhood obesity, part of her effort to teach America’s children about better nutrition and exercise. Staff, AP NEWS - 53 minutes ago
Palestinian Force Makes Gains in West Bank The security men brandished their weapons and ordered the suspicious car to halt, forcing the occupants to get out and put their hands in their air. The suspects were quickly handcuffed, frisked and made to kneel on the ground as the vehicle was swept for explosives. Josef Federman, AP NEWS - 54 minutes ago
Opel Asks European Govts for $3.7 Billion in Loans GM’s Opel unit asked European governments for billions of euros (dollars) in aid on Tuesday even as it formally presented a restructuring plan that will result in some 8,300 job cuts in Europe. Matt Moore, AP NEWS - 54 minutes ago
Tymoshenko Camp Vows to Challenge Ukraine Vote Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday. Peter Leonard and Simon Shuster, AP NEWS - 56 minutes ago
Correction: Atmel Earnings Story In a story Feb. 8 about Atmel Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the average revenue forecast from analysts polled by Thomson Reuters was $378.3 million. Analysts expected $338 million, while the company posted revenue of $343.6 million. Staff, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Greece Leads European Stocks Higher on Rescue Hope Greek stocks led European and U.S. markets higher on Tuesday on hopes that EU officials will provide the region’s most heavily indebted economies with some form of support to keep the market crisis at bay. Carlo Piovano, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago
Russian Military Calls US Missile Defense a Threat U.S. missile defense plans are a threat to Russian national security and have slowed down progress on a new arms control treaty with Washington, Russia’s top military officer said Tuesday. Vladimir Isachenkov, AP NEWS - 62 minutes ago
US Army Closes in on South Afghan Town U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan. Christopher Torchia and Kim Gamel, AP NEWS - 63 minutes ago
Toyota Recalls 437,000 Priuses, Hybrids Globally Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world’s largest automaker. Yuri Kageyama, AP NEWS - 64 minutes ago
UK Group Urges Elton John to Cancel Israel Show A British academic group that supports Palestinian rights is urging singer Elton John to cancel a summer concert in Israel. Staff, AP NEWS - 64 minutes ago
New Round of Storms Threatens SoCal Foothill Towns Authorities have called on residents of more than 500 homes in the wildfire-scarred Southern California foothills to evacuate by Tuesday morning, fearing that heavy rains from a new round of storms could cause more mudslides. Staff, AP NEWS - 64 minutes ago
Life Imitates Art in Oscar-Nominated Israeli Film There’s a reason for the gritty feel of reality in “Ajami,” an Oscar-nominated Israeli film about the lives of Arabs and Jews in the impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhoods of this Mediterranean city: Its amateur actors' lives eerily mirror their art. Ben Hubbard, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Sinatra, Martin to Receive Stars in Las Vegas Sin City is paying homage to iconic singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin by giving them each a place on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. Oskar Garcia, AP NEWS - 66 minutes ago
UBS Makes Q4 Profit, But Withdrawals Continue Swiss bank UBS AG posted a fourth-quarter profit of 1.205 billion Swiss francs ($1.12 billion) Tuesday, beating analysts' expectations partly thanks to a tax credit, but said earnings suffered from rich clients withdrawing more money. Frank Jordans, AP NEWS - 66 minutes ago
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