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Viacom files appeal in Google-YouTube case
SAN FRANCISCO — Media giant Viacom Inc. on Friday filed its anticipated appeal of a June ruling in favor of Google Inc.'s YouTube video service, the latest move in the companies' ongoing battle over alleged copyright infringement...
Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, WASHINGTON and KABUL, Afghanistan — President Obama made a brief, unannounced visit Friday to Afghanistan. But in a scenario that seemed symbolic of star-crossed U.S. relations with the administration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ...
The economic impact of undocumented immigrants
Few issues in our country are as heated and emotional as the topic of undocumented immigrants, especially those from Mexico...
Veteran with guns arrested after following Westboro Baptist Church members
WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities arrested a wounded, decorated Army veteran after he followed members of a controversial Topeka church and he was found in a vehicle stocked with weapons outside Wichita City Hall on Tuesday, sources said...
Cyber Monday sales surpass $1 billion, setting online-shopping record
DETROIT — Cyber Monday sales jumped the $1 billion mark for the busiest online shopping day in history, according to comScore...
Wireless carriers muddy waters with ‘4G’ marketing
CHICAGO — The marketing world is full of vague adjectives like "new," "better" or "healthy" that don't necessarily mean much...
Feds ‘raid’ websites trading counterfeit goods
LOS ANGELES — Just in time for the holiday shopping season, the feds are once again cracking down on websites dealing in bootleg goods...
Student holding hostages shoots himself after police storm classroom
MILWAUKEE — In a dramatic ending to a more than five-hour standoff, a 15-year-old Wisconsin...
Obama proposes two-year pay freeze for federal workers
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's proposal on Monday to freeze federal workers' pay represented the first in a series of White House moves to seize the initiative from Republicans on the economy...
New WikiLeaks documents show calls for attack on Iran
WASHINGTON — The first batch of newly leaked U.S. diplomatic cables Sunday documented that the king of Saudi Arabia, echoed by other Arab leaders, have urged the United States to "cut off the head of the snake" and destroy Iran's nuclear facilities...
