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Islamist rebels from the Russian Caucasus who are fighting alongside Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists in Syria could pose a serious security threat to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, analysts say. Russia has pulled out all the ...

Bello, not wearing combat boots. Reviews for the new movie Prisoners have been fairly positive, but co-star Maria Bello has been slammed before, for an altogether different kind of performance. "I was written up as the w...

UPDATE: BlackBerry says it will fire 4,500 employees. Details here. EARLIER: BlackBerry shares have been halted. The company is expected to announce some news soon.  There's been a lot of talk lately that BlackBerry is ...

Steve Ballmer doesn't have much time left as CEO of Microsoft, so he's letting it all out, including opening up about his biggest regrets. On a call with financial analysts on Thursday, Ballmer said he most regrets not h...

It has already been announced that BlackBerry Messenger for iOS and Android is going to be released this weekend. Nevertheless, a BBM for Android leaked APK has shown up online. Unlike previous leaks, this one appears to...

Tesla Motor's stock is still in overdrive -- and not just because of its sleek cars. To keep racing forward over the past few months, Tesla has relied on feats of financial engineering as much as automotive engineering, ...

Hispanic Heritage Month is a yearly opportunity to evaluate the state of Hispanics affairs in business and economic power. Despite the slowly changing environment in participation and inclusion, only eight CEOs or 1.6 pe...

With its 160-mph winds and driving sheets of rain, super typhoon Usagi is currently the biggest storm on the face of the earth. And if that weren’t enough to make headlines, it may soon engulf the highest-wattage celeb...

Mexico victims recount horror of mudslide that buried village; death toll rises to 97     

Progress in reaching a deal to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons helped put downward pressure on oil prices Friday.

1. Focus The biggest time drain for nearly all the women business owners I know is lack of focus. It means that even if you manage to free up some precious time in your over-busy schedule to work ON your business for a c...

Apple CEO Tim Cook joined Twitter today. He's only following 11 accounts, and it's quite an eclectic group. Kings of Leon is probably the best one though. Here's the list: Join the conversation about this story »    ...

Many employees are using their companies' ethics procedures to report misdeeds, but the outcome is sometimes not what they expected or hoped.     

Huge "Super Typhoon" Usagi is headed towards Hong Kong at the moment. While it is set to weaken by the time it makes landfall later today, it is currently spewing 190 mile-per-hour winds. A typhoon is a Pacific Ocean cyc...

Israeli investigative journalist Ronen Bergman has published a comprehensive history of "the Israeli-American efforts to penetrate the Assad regime." The reports details several subterfuges, sabotages, and assassinations...

Italian perfume brand O'Driu, founded by perfumer Angelo Orazio Pregoni, has introduced two new perfumes, Peety and Eva Kant, at Fragranze 11 in Florence. The new fragrances are inspired by Italian comics about the anti-...

Nothing ruins a great song or the dialogue to a movie like a shrilling baby or a loud conversation. While there are plenty of noise-cancelling headphones out there for you to choose from, these new ones from Phiaton are ...

As the favorite to succeed Ben S. Bernanke to lead the Federal Reserve, Janet L. Yellen faces no shortage of hurdles.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is reinstating its quarterly dividend after more than a decade. It is also starting a buyback of up to $100 million.     

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. -- A New York City investment banker accused of raping a woman in the Hamptons faces arraignment Friday on a grand jury indictment. Jason Lee was arrested last month at an East Hampton home that he and hi...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand's government expects to raise up to $1.8 billion by selling nearly half of the country's largest power company.     

Beyoncé and Jay Z skyrocketed to the top of Forbes' annual list of highest-earning celebrity couples for the second year in a row, pocketing an estimated $95 million between June 2012 and June 2013. Beyoncé had no tro...