General Motors Corp. posted a smaller $115 million loss for the third quarter on Wednesday as it began to reap the benefits of its turnaround plan. more
North Korea warned South Korea against joining international sanctions, saying Wednesday that its neighbor would "pay a high price" if it joins the U.S.-led drive to punish the reclusive communist nation for its nuclear test. more
President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Wednesday that he would not try to run for another term, but said he would retain influence over Russia even after leaving office in 2008. more
A hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and iTunes music products and plans to license his code to others. more
Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's largest casino operator, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose 5 percent on a strong performance in its Las Vegas resorts, but missed analysts' expectations. more
Stocks were little changed Wednesday as Wall Street awaited the Federal Reserve's assessment of the economy and investors frowned on General Motors Corp.'s profit report. more
Biotech drugmaker ImClone Systems Inc. said Wednesday that it named financier Carl Icahn as its new chairman and reported its third-quarter earnings rose 85 percent_ results that far exceeded analysts' expectations. more
General Motors Corp. posted a smaller $115 million loss for the third quarter on Wednesday as it began to reap the benefits of its turnaround plan. more
Madonna defended her planned adoption of a 13-month-old Malawian boy during an interview broadcast Wednesday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," saying she was unaware of the controversy until she returned home to London last week. more
Shaquille O'Neal was present during a botched child pornography raid last month while working in Virginia as a reserve sheriff's deputy, a Bedford County Sheriff's officer said. more
The symptoms of Parkinson's disease that all but ended Michael J. Fox's acting career are making him a powerfully vulnerable campaign pitchman for five Democrats who support stem cell research. more
An ethics panel Wednesday approved a London hospital's plan to carry out what could be the world's first full-face transplant, but no candidates for the surgery have yet been selected, a spokesman said. more
The use of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may slow smoking-induced lung damage, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center. more
A judge in a case closely watched by those who oppose circumcision sided Tuesday with a divorced man who did not want his 9-year-old son to undergo the procedure. more
With American obesity at record levels, it might seem only a miracle can get people fit. The Most Rev. Michael Bransfield, bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Catholic diocese in West Virginia, hasn't gone quite that far, but he is directing the church's gaze at one of the country's least healthy states. more
Verizon Wireless is deploying a version of the Web media technology known as "Flash" to boost the visual sparkle of graphics, animation and video delivered to its cell phones _ and hopefully spur more customers to buy that content. more
A hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and iTunes music products and plans to license his code to others. more
People who buy certain Windows personal computers this holiday season will be offered free or heavily discounted coupons to upgrade to Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system, Windows Vista, under a program designed to spur sales despite Vista's delay, Microsoft said Tuesday. more
The Mozilla Foundation released on Tuesday an updated version of its popular, free Web browser, Firefox, which features improved search functions and more protection against spyware. more
Ben Cook's fingers flurried so fast you couldn't see what he was doing until he had done it. But when the cell-phone screens cleared, the world's fastest text messenger was handed his first head-to-head defeat Tuesday: a voice-recognition computer had bested his record time on a complicated 27-word message. more
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