- Republican field crowded and likely to remain so AP - 2 hrs 8 mins ago
They are barely blips in presidential polls and their campaign cash is scarce. Some are running on empty, fueled mainly by the exposure that comes with the blizzard of televised debates in this election cycle and interviews … More »Republican field crowded and likely to remain so
- Moroccans hold Arab Spring-inspired election AP - 19 mins ago
Moroccans voted for a new parliament Friday in Arab Spring-inspired elections that are facing a boycott by democracy campaigners who say the ruling monarchy isn't committed to real change. More »Moroccans hold Arab Spring-inspired election
- US awaits release of 3 students held in Egypt AP - 5 hrs ago
Family and friends of three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo waited anxiously Friday for news that they had been released from police custody. More »US awaits release of 3 students held in Egypt
- Crews search for victims of Ariz. plane crash AP - 24 mins ago
Crews hunted through crags and outcroppings of a mountaintop area just east of Phoenix, searching for victims of a fiery plane crash that killed all six people aboard, including the pilot and his three young children. More »Crews search for victims of Ariz. plane crash
- Drought puts damper on tree farmers' Christmas AP - 4 hrs ago
Dry, brown grass crunches underfoot as David Barfield walks through his 45-acre Christmas tree farm pointing at evergreens covered with brittle, rust-colored needles. More »Drought puts damper on tree farmers' Christmas
- Occupy movements nationwide celebrate Thanksgiving AP - 4 hrs ago
- Harbaughs move on after sharing Thanksgiving AP - 4 hrs ago
- Crowds hit stores for "Black Friday" deals Reuters - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
(Reuters) - Bargain hunters flocked to stores late Thursday and overnight Friday, searching for deals on big screen televisions, video games and toys while fretting about their own shaky economic well-being. Some stores, looking to grab as big a piece as possible of what is expected to be a middling holiday shopping season …
- Thousands rally in Egypt on "last chance Friday" Reuters - 1 hr 33 mins ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Egyptians demanding an end to military rule converged on Cairo's Tahrir square on Friday in what activists say will be the biggest day yet in a week of demonstrations in which 41 people have been killed. The military men who took over after people power toppled President Hosni Mubarak …
- "Awful" Italy debt sale heightens euro zone stress Reuters - 54 mins ago
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy paid a record 6.5 percent to borrow money over six months on Friday and its longer-term funding costs soared far above levels seen as sustainable for public finances, raising the pressure on Rome's new emergency government. The auction yield on the six-month paper almost doubled compared to a month …
- Ex-Olympus CEO says willing but not begging to return Reuters - 29 mins ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - The British ex-CEO of Japan's Olympus Corp emerged from a frosty meeting of directors on Friday convinced its board would eventually quit over an accounting scandal engulfing the firm, but he said he wasn't "begging" to return and clean up the mess. Michael Woodford, still an Olympus director despite being …
- Pressure grows on Syria but foreign powers divided Reuters - 38 mins ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey and Arab powers kept up pressure on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to end the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators on Friday but longtime ally Russia warned against any foreign intervention. A deadline set by the Arab League for Syria to sign a deal allowing monitors into the country expired …
- Lawmakers to look at Corzine, rating firms' ties: report Reuters - 13 hrs ago
(Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers plan to look into the relationship between bankrupt mid-size brokerage firm MF Global Holdings Ltd's former CEO Jon Corzine and the major credit-rating agencies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. MF Global's credit ratings were cut to junk …
- AT&T braces for T-Mobile deal collapse Reuters - 22 mins ago
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - AT&T said it would take a $4 billion charge in case its takeover of T-Mobile USA fails, a tacit recognition of the dwindling chances that the deal will get through U.S. regulators who say it would destroy jobs and curb competition. The U.S. telecommunications group and T-Mobile owner Deutsche …
- Australia approves $11 billion Foster's sale to SABMiller Reuters - 14 hrs ago
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government approved on Friday SABMiller's A$11.5 billion ($11.2 billion) deal to acquire Foster's Group Ltd under foreign acquisitions laws, but imposed conditions requiring the company to keep brewing operations in Australia. The government approval is the final regulatory condition to …
- Sarkozy, Merkel agree to stop sniping on ECB crisis Reuters - 5 hrs ago
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - France and Germany agreed on Thursday to stop arguing in public over whether the European Central Bank should do more to rescue the euro zone from a deepening sovereign debt crisis. President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chancellor Angela Merkel said after talks with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti …
- Analysis: Harper's bet may pay off; China open to Canadian oil Reuters - 8 hrs ago
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - China is set to embrace Canada's offer of more crude, heating up competition with the United States as the world's top two oil consumers jostle to secure supplies and meet ravenous demand. Shipments from a politically stable country such as Canada will be a welcome diversification of supply …
- AT&T braces for T-Mobile deal collapse Reuters - 14 hrs ago
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - AT&T said it would take a $4 billion charge in case its takeover of T-Mobile USA fails, a tacit recognition of the dwindling chances that the deal will get through U.S. regulators who say it would destroy jobs and curb competition. The U.S. telecommunications group and T-Mobile owner Deutsche …
- James Turley to retire as Ernst & Young CEO Reuters - 17 hrs ago
(Reuters) - Accounting and consulting firm Ernst & Young said chairman and chief executive James Turley will retire in June 2013. Turley told the firm's worldwide partners in a November 10 communication that he would retire at age 58, on June 30, 2013, Ernst & Young said in a statement. A replacement will be named by April …
- Egypt braces for fresh rally against army rule Reuters - 14 hrs ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Activists vowed to crank up pressure on Egypt's generals on Friday with an overwhelming show of people power to cap almost a week of protests against army rule that have left 41 people dead. State media said the army leaders picked a political veteran in his late 70s to form a national salvation government, …
- Syria faces Arab sanctions deadline over monitors Reuters - 14 hrs ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria faces a Friday deadline to sign an Arab deal allowing monitors into the country or incur sanctions over its crackdown on protests including halting flights, curbing trade and stopping deals with the central bank. Arab foreign ministers warned in Cairo that unless Syria agreed to let the monitors …
Former Bayern Munich skipper and France international Willy Sagnol believes the Bundesliga table-toppers lack the depth up front to cope with an eventual injury to first-choice striker Mario Gomez.The … More »Willy Sagnol: Mario Gomez is irreplaceable for Bayern Munich
Former Bayern Munich skipper and France international Willy Sagnol believes the Bundesliga table-toppers lack the depth up front to cope with an eventual injury to first-choice striker Mario Gomez.The Germany international has already netted 13 goals in 12 Bundesliga appearances as well as scoring six times in the Champions …