At a meeting with Obama envoy, Sunni leaders a paint bleak picture.

Yahoo promised to find a way to reduce the taxes it owes when it sells shares of Alibaba and now it has a plan to do so.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lost about $200 million in economic activity in the fizzled snow storm and decision to shut down the transit system, but it wasn't a crippling loss, according to a preliminary estimate from Moody's Analytics.

Gary Szatkowski, chief of the National Weather Service office that serves Mount Holly, N.J., and Philadelphia, apologized on Twitter for his office's “big forecast miss” regarding this week's snowstorm.

The GOP governor of Wisconsin has taken the first formal step toward running for president.

An online message also demands the release of Sajida al-Rishawi.

Day Two of a monster snowstorm has major East Coast cities largely shut down.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan in 2009 but was released last year in a prisoner swap with the Taliban, will be charged with desertion, according to NBC. The television network, citing senior defense officials, said the charges could come within a week. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Bill Trott)

Gunmen stormed a luxury Tripoli hotel popular with diplomats and officials Tuesday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, killing at least nine people -- including five foreigners -- before blowing themselves up. After setting off a car bomb outside the opulent Corinthia Hotel -- where visiting world leaders have met local dignitaries in the past -- three militants rushed inside and opened fire, Issam al-Naass, a security services spokesman, told AFP. They made it to the 24th floor of the hotel, a major hub of diplomatic and government activity, before being surrounded by security forces and detonating explosive belts they were wearing. The head of Libya's self-declared government, Omar al-Hassi, was inside the hotel at the time but was evacuated safely, Naass said.

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — In the latest sign of Libya's descent into chaos, gunmen stormed a luxury hotel used by diplomats and businessmen in the capital on Tuesday, killing 10 people, including an American, a French citizen and three people from Eastern Europe.

Apple sold a whopping 74.4 million iPhones last quarter, shattering its previous record of 51 million.

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At Apple's earnings call covering the first fiscal quarter of 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook finally announced that the highly anticipated Apple Watch would ship in April.

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The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday released a detailed report urging businesses to take concrete steps to protect consumers’ privacy and security.

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This morning, the comic emailed fans some thoughts about his new special, and unwittingly penned one of the best comedy memories we've ever read.

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As the world gets their gossip fix at Sony’s expense, I find myself marveling at the hubris. It’s easy to point fingers at Sony and the executives who’ve had their private conversations aired for the world to scrutinize, but Sony is hardly unique in their distress. Could Sony Pictures have done more to protect their […]

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Google appears set to announce the next four cities to receive its gigabit speed fiber optic internet service: Atlanta, Charlotte, North Carolina, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee.

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Forecasters say winter storm Juno will drop upwards of two feet of snow, crippling New York City, Boston, and the rest of the region. Nearly 7,000 flights have been cancelled as residents are hunkering down and bracing for power outages. That would make it one of the biggest storms in recorded American history.

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What was once just a figment of the imagination of some our most famous science fiction writers, artificial intelligence (AI) is taking root in our everyday lives. We’re still a few years away from having robots at our beck and call, but AI has already had a profound impact in more subtle ways. Weather forecasts, […]

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Facebook wants to show the world that its ads really work. Today, the social networking giant unveiled a new online tool that will allow advertisers across the globe to test the effectiveness of the ads they post to Facebook. The tool offers what Facebook calls “conversion lift” testing, and in essence, it’s a means of […]

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In 1995, nothing better represented the excitement and wealth-making potential associated with the Internet than Netscape. But the Netscape saga—from spectacular rise to decline and humiliating absorption by AOL—spanned fewer than five years.

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