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US video game retail sales fall 25 percent in May

US video game retail sales fall 25 percent in May

U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group. NPD said late Monday that total video game sales were $386.3 mill

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Boeing opening info tech center in St. Louis-area

Boeing opening info tech center in St. Louis-area

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Monday that Boeing Co. plans to open an information technology center in the St. Louis area that is expected to create at least 400 jobs. Nixon made the announcement during a conference call from France, where he was visiting as part of a weeklong European trip to promo

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Military Plans to Put Women in Combat Jobs

Military Plans to Put Women in Combat Jobs

Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines. (June 18)

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Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role

Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role

Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that Todd Bradley, the head of its printing and personal computer business, will take a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China. HP said Bradley, 54, will be in charge of strategic growth initiatives, and will work with President and C

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News Summary: US safety agency probes Suzuki SUVs

News Summary: US safety agency probes Suzuki SUVs

SUZUKI PROBE: U.S. safety regulators are investigating problems with air bag sensors in the seats of about 205,000 small Suzuki SUVs including Grand Vitaras from the 2006 through 2011 model years and SX4s from 2007 through 2011. THE COMPLAINTS: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said

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Assisted by basketball, ABC wins ratings week

Assisted by basketball, ABC wins ratings week

Basketball and talent shows commanded TV viewers' attention last week. Three nights of NBA finals with Miami facing San Antonio were the top programs in prime time. They helped ABC, the network that aired them, to win the week overall, according to the Nielsen Co. Sunday's game was the week's most-

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Stocks open higher as home building advances

Stocks open higher as home building advances

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after the pace of home construction picked up in May, the latest encouraging sign from the housing market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 45 points, or 0.3 percent, to 15,229 in the first few minutes of trading Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index

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Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying

Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying

The NYPD's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, according to religious leaders and civil rights advocates who filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday. (June 18)

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Egypt, Ethiopia agree to talks about Nile dam

Egypt, Ethiopia agree to talks about Nile dam

The foreign ministers of Egypt and Ethiopia say their countries have agreed to start consultations aimed at resolving their conflict over Ethiopia's huge dam on the Blue Nile River. The ministers said in a joint statement Tuesday that they had "agreed to embark on consultations at the technical and

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Islamists drive 19,000 farmers from north Nigeria

Islamists drive 19,000 farmers from north Nigeria

Islamic militants have driven 19,000 rice farmers from their land in northeast Nigeria while a military crackdown is preventing thousands more from working their fields, raising fears of imminent food shortages, officials warned Tuesday. Food shortages would add immeasurably to the misery in northe

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Compromise could provide $800M for SC roads

Compromise could provide $800M for SC roads

State legislators said Monday that a tentative agreement could provide $800 million for road and bridge work across South Carolina without raising taxes. A three-part infrastructure compromise approved by a panel of House and Senate members would provide up to $141 million in state taxes toward inf

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G-8 leaders issue declaration on corporate tax evasion, say countries must close tax loopholes

G-8 leaders issue declaration on corporate tax evasion, say countries must close tax loopholes

G-8 leaders issue declaration on corporate tax evasion, say countries must close tax loopholes.

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Regional leaders urge Zimbabwe poll delay

Regional leaders urge Zimbabwe poll delay

Regional presidents meeting at a special summit on Zimbabwe asked President Robert Mugabe to delay crucial elections he has set for the end of July while asking the nation to guarantee conditions for free and fair elections, officials said Saturday. The summit took note of a ruling by Zimbabwe's hi

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Algeria electricity CEO under investigation

Algeria electricity CEO under investigation

The former and current heads of Algeria's state electricity company are under investigation for alleged corruption along with 15 others, a top official said. It is reportedly the latest in a series of corruption cases involving bribes paid by foreign companies to win bids on projects. Algeria is ri

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Deadly year for encephalitis feared in India

Deadly year for encephalitis feared in India

A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season, with officials worried it could be the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade. Encephalitis has already killed at least 118 children this year, and authorities

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House committee takes up tough immigration bill

House committee takes up tough immigration bill

A key committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. Meanwhile in the Senate, a Republican lawmaker is floating a compromise border security propos

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The top 10 books on Apple's iBookstore

The top 10 books on Apple's iBookstore

iTunes' Official Book Charts for the week ending June 17, 2013: 1. "Inferno," by Dan Brown (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 2. "Entwined with You," by Sylvia Day (Penguin Group US) 3. "Forever Too Far," by Abbi Glines (Abbi Glines) 4. "And the Mountains Echoed," by Khaled Hosseini (Penguin Group U

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Report: Too many teachers, too little quality

Report: Too many teachers, too little quality

The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday. The National Council on Teacher Quality review is a scathing

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Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts

Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts

Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it to do so. Calorie counts on menus are already requi

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Obama: Difference between spying and hacking

Obama: Difference between spying and hacking

President Barack Obama is drawing a distinction between China's alleged intellectual property theft and what he calls "standard fare" spying on other countries. Obama says every country engages in intelligence gathering, which he called an occasional source of tension. But the president says there'

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