By Jeff Mason and Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tapped Mike Froman and Penny Pritzker for the last two vacant Cabinet slots on his economic team on Thursday, turning to a law school classmate who is already one of his chief advisers and a billionaire businesswoman who...
For the first time in almost 20 years, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) won't send a team of observers out on the Atlantic sea ice during the spring seal hunt
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The latest bit of skullduggery involves using ascii characters to impersonate Facebook’s security team and steal credit card data from users of the social network.
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AP - Mikhail Prokhorov, one of Russia's richest tycoons and the owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team, said Monday he will run against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the March presidential election.
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CNN) -- Embattled Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has agreed to sell the team, the owner and Major League Baseball announced Wednesday.
"The Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball announced that they have agreed today to a court supervised process to sell the team and its...
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany – The United States’ all-conquering women’s soccer team urged President Barack Obama to fly to Germany to cheer them on in Sunday’s World Cup final.
After beating France 3-1 on Wednesday to book their place in the title game, several members of the squad told how the...
A group of hackers going by the name of the "Inj3ct0r Team" are claiming they've compromised a server belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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The St. John's Regional Fire Department's high angle rescue team rushed to Flatrock Saturday evening to pull three stranded hikers to safety.
Three young men hiking along the cliffs got stuck at the base of Red Head Cliff, more than 60-metres from the top.
A couple hiking nearby heard the...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and other political and business leaders emerged from meetings with NBA officials Thursday optimistic about their efforts to keep the Kings in town.
A week after Johnson made a desperate pitch to the NBA Board of Governors in New York that...
MADRID (AFP) – Real Madrid bathed in the adulation of joyous fans Thursday after edging arch rivals Barcelona 1-0 in extra time to snatch the King's Cup for the first time since 1993.
Tens of thousands of fans danced and sang in a drunken, music-charged night in central Madrid's Cibeles Square...
TAMPA, Fla. – Yankees captain Derek Jeter plans to enjoy his upcoming trip to 3,000 career hits.
The shortstop is 74 hits from the milestone entering the 2011 season.
"It's going to be a party the whole year," Jeter joked on Sunday. "I've always been one that tries to shy away from anything...
Roma coach Claudio Ranieri insisted his team were not in crisis despite losing for the third game in a row in the 3-2 Champions League defeat at home to Shakhtar Donetsk here.
The Italians were made to pay by Shakhtar's speedy Brazilian forwards who combined for three goals and ensured the...
CLEVELAND – The Lakers hit the All-Star break broken.
Looking nothing like two-time defending NBA champions, they dropped their third straight game, a stunning 104-99 loss Wednesday night to the Cleveland Cavaliers — the league's worst team, which avenged a 55-point embarrassment against Los...
Just over two years ago, Kobe Bryant described the topsy-turvy form of the Los Angeles Lakers during the playoffs as "bipolar", a term that is probably even more accurate for their wild play this season.
The twice defending NBA champions have thrilled and frustrated their loyal fans in equal...
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