Environmentalist sees plastic world
Every bit of fully synthetic plastic that's ever been produced over the past 100 years is somewhere on our planet, a leading environmentalist, David de Rothschild, said Tuesday.
Missing executive’s body found
The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, a police spokesman said.
Driver: My Prius took me for a ride
The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride after the car's accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 145kph.
Obama meets Greek leader on debt crisis
Global financial reform is expected to top the agenda as President Obama huddles with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis.
Driver recalls ‘runaway Prius’ ordeal
The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride after the car's accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 145kph.
Northrop: No bid on tanker contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. said it will not bid on a multi-billion-dollar contract to build a new air refueling tanker for the U.S. Air Force because it believes the rules for the contract favor its competitor, Boeing.
Nasdaq at 18-month highs
Stocks ended little changed Monday, although the Nasdaq managed to close at an 18-month high, as investors weighed corporate deals, a stronger dollar and weaker commodity prices ahead of key economic news due later this week.
Icelanders reject plan to repay debt
Iceland's voters overwhelmingly reject a deal to pay billions of dollars it owes to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, the Foreign Ministry has said.
Iceland voters reject repaying $5 billion foreign debt
Iceland's voters overwhelmingly reject a deal to pay billions of dollars it owes to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, the Foreign Ministry has said.
Early results: Icelanders reject debt deal
Voters in Iceland appear poised to reject a deal to pay billions of dollars the country owes to the UK and the Netherlands, which bailed out savers who were their own nationals after the collapse of an Icelandic Internet bank.