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    Richard Branson is famous for his publicity stunts to promote the launch of a business or a project. He has scaled buildings, flown over the ocean with a hot air balloon, and dressed in drag, among other unusual ac...

Four weeks to the day since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, the trawling for clues goes on.

Many Wealthy Execs Now Take $1 Salaries, But is There a Tax Game Afoot?

In 1995, Disney introduced children everywhere to a Native American princess married 400 years ago today — Pocahontas.  The plot goes that Pocahontas, the beautiful daughter of Chief Powhatan, saves English adventurer...

Entrepreneurs compete for venture capital funds by pitching ideas that change the energy landscapeThat sign in your hotel room that suggests reusing your towel to help the environment? Gary Eden wants to make it a relic ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden and Ukraine's prime minister have spoken by phone in the wake of a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund aimed at stabilizing and growing the Ukrainian eco...

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Dante Cunningham rejoined the team on Saturday, two days after he was arrested and later charged with felony domestic assault for allegedly choking his girlfriend during an argument.

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -- The Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport is preparing to formally inaugurate a facility that includes a massive tower designed to repair and certify periscopes, submarine communication systems, ...

Amazon has unveiled a Wi-Fi wand with a built-in microphone and barcode scanner, and it's called Dash. You can use Dash to populate your AmazonFresh shopping list, then checkout from home, and schedule deliveries. You'll...

Low-skilled workers flocked to the job market last month amid a surge in hiring, according to new data, suggesting that what has been an uneven economic recovery is finally starting to disperse its benefits more broadly....

Three people quarantined in the West African nation as death toll from Ebola in the region tops 90.

Musa Khan is nine months old - and charged with attempted murder. This was his first appearance before a court in Pakistan in relation to the charge. He's accused with other family members of stoning police and other off...

Pyongyang's deputy UN ambassador also says government planning a "new form" of nuclear test but does not elaborate.

Earning a Michelin star is an achievement many professional chefs spend their lives working toward.  But amazingly enough, Chef Matt Lambert got his star within four months of opening his own restaurant, The Musket Roo...

3D Systems Corp. (DDD), Stratasys Ltd. (SSYS), ExOne Co. (XONE), and Voxeljet (VJET) have seen their stock prices drop in 2014 after the surge last year.

Have you ever wondered why your iPhone’s battery is already at 20 percent even though you just charged it this morning?To say we use our smartphones for everything wouldn't be an exaggeration. From listening to music d...

SEATTLE (AP) -- The warnings could hardly have been clearer. One technical report told of the "potential for a large catastrophic failure" of the 600-foot hillside above a rural neighborhood near Oso, on the Stillaguamis...

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Despite evidence that suggests Spc. Ivan Lopez had an argument before going on a shooting rampage, investigators said they may never determine what compelled the Fort Hood soldier to kill three s...

BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese kindergarten headmaster and a man were sentenced to death in a poisoning case that left two girls dead, state media reported Saturday.     

BANGKOK (AP) -- Supporters of Thailand's beleaguered prime minister are holding a major rally Saturday on the outskirts of Bangkok, a move aimed at countering months of anti-government protests and an increasing spate of...

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A Mexican judge has ordered an end to efforts to revive moribund Mexicana airlines through bankruptcy proceedings, saying no credible new investor had expressed interest in the carrier, officials anno...

YOKOTA AIR FORCE BASE, Japan (AP) -- Against the backdrop of Russia's takeover of Ukraine's Crimean region, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday that a key message he will deliver to leaders in Tokyo this weekend ...