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Exec at NY trial: Apple didn't fix e-book prices

A top Apple Inc. executive described as Steve Jobs' right-hand man took the witness stand at a Manhattan price-fixing trial and denied scheming with major book publishers to drive up the cost of electronic books. Eddy Cue was questioned about meetings he had in 2009 with chief executives of publishing ...

Big Storm Heads East

Big Storm Heads East

A big storm is heading to the Mid-Atlantic Thursday morning, after dropping rain overnight from Wisconsin to Ohio. However, the storm is not as strong as was forecast. (June 13)

In this courtroom sketch, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales appears Wednesday, June 5, 2013, during a plea hearing in a military courtroom at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. Bales is accused of 16 counts of premeditated murder and six counts of attempted murder for a pre-dawn attack on two villages in Kandahar Province in Afghanistan in March, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Millett)

Soldier pleads guilty in massacre of 16 Afghans

The American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, many of them women and children who were asleep in their villages, pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday and acknowledged to a judge that there was "not a good reason in this world" for his actions. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales' plea ensures ...

House Hears From Conservative Groups on IRS

House Hears From Conservative Groups on IRS

The House Ways and Means committee heard from six conservative groups Tuesday who said the IRS put them through the wringer as they sought tax-exempt status. (June 4)

Oklahoma catcher Jessica Shults (18), left, and pitcher Keilani Ricketts (10) celebrate with the rest of the Sooners after an NCAA softball game in the Women's College World Series between Oklahoma and Michigan at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, Thursday, May 30, 2013 in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma won 7-1. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Nate Billings)

Women's College World Series postponed by weather

The NCAA postponed Friday night's games at the Women's College World Series until Saturday after severe weather in the Oklahoma City area. The new schedule calls for Tennessee to play Washington, followed by the second winners' bracket game between top-seeded Oklahoma and rival Texas. On Saturday night, there will be ...

Legal Pot Changes Wash. Police Training Tactics

Legal Pot Changes Wash. Police Training Tactics

Some police departments in Washington state have stopped training their new dogs to sniff around for marijuana after voters last fall legalized recreational pot use.

Small Plane Hits Wash. Home; No Serious Injuries

Small Plane Hits Wash. Home; No Serious Injuries

A fire official in Eatonville, Washington says a small plane hit a home Thursday evening, while flying from Seattle to Oregon. The pilot and passenger escaped with minor injuries. (May 31)

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a gun violence summit at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, where he outlined his proposals for federal gun control reforms. Police said Wednesday, May 29, 2013, that threatening letters containing traces of the poison ricin were opened Friday, May 24, 2013 at New York City’s mail sorting facility and Sunday, May 26, in Washington at the headquarters of the nonprofit started by Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Both were addressed to Bloomberg and contained threats referencing the debate on gun laws. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NYC police: Notes to Obama, mayor had gun threats

A suspicious letter mailed to the White House and intercepted this week was similar to two threatening, poison-laced letters on the gun law debate sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the nation's most potent gun-control advocates, officials said Thursday. Yet another letter became known publicly on Thursday, ...

Microsoft aims to simplify with Windows 8.1

Microsoft is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows. It's making the operating system easier to navigate and enabling users to set up the software so it starts in a more familiar format designed for personal computers. The revisions to Windows 8 will be ...

FILE - This undated file image provided by Amazon shows actors Joe Dinicol, left, and Sarah Stouffer in a scene from an episode of “Betas,” one of 14 TV show pilots being made by Amazon.com Inc.  Amazon said Wednesday, May 29, 2013, that it will produce a pair of new comedy shows and three new kids shows for viewing on its video streaming service, capping a one-of-a-kind experiment that gave viewers a say in the selections. The five shows were culled from 14 pilots that were put up for free on its website and made available over Amazon’s video apps on mobile devices and game consoles starting in April. (AP Photo/Amazon, File)

Amazon to make 2 original comedies, 3 kids shows

Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that it will produce a pair of new comedy shows and three new kids shows for viewing on its video streaming service, capping a one-of-a-kind experiment that gave viewers a say in the selections. The five shows were culled from 14 pilots that were put up ...

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