Germany should either lead the eurozone out of recession by promoting needed growth or leave the currency union itself, billionaire financier George Soros said. “Lead or leave — this is a legitimate decision for Germany to make,” Soros told the Financial Times. “Either...

Japan's economy in the latest quarter grew 0.2 percent from the previous quarter, or slower than the 0.3 percent estimated earlier, the government said Monday. The revised figure for the April-June period, blamed on slow capital spending by companies, reflected an annual growth rate of...

For a lot of consumers a zero percent car loan beats out higher gasoline prices when it comes time to buy a new vehicle. At summer”s end, you might think auto showrooms would be virtually empty with fuel prices peaking near $4 a gallon in many places during the Labor Day weekend...

Job satisfaction ranks higher than benefits and pay as the reason U.S. workers stay with their current employers, a survey by the American Psychological Association suggests. While 60 percent of working adults said they remain with their current employers because of benefits and 50 said...

The United Steelworkers announced Saturday the union has reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with ArcelorMittal USA. The agreement is still subject to a ratification vote by nearly 14,000 workers at 15 of the company's U.S. locations, the USW said in a release posted...

Groupon Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mason said the U.S. Internet company's growth should be the envy of the corporate world. “I think most companies would kill for those kinds of growth rates. We're quite proud of them,” Mason said in an interview, referring to 45...

Argentina's nationalized YPF energy company is pursuing talks with Russia's Gazprom to forge a partnership and secure needed cash investment in the company. Argentina nationalized YPF in May, alleging its principal shareholder Repsol of Spain wasn't reinvesting enough...

Prototype U.S. MRAP vehicles equipped with the first fully integrated suite of radios, satellite and other networking systems are ready for testing. The U.S. Army, which designed and developed the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicles, said five prototypes were shipped from its Tank...

Nigeria has hired former militants to provide pipeline security in the country's troubled Niger delta. In the past year the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. has paid former Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta members about $43.7 million to guard its oil pipeline...

The United States' first commercially licensed grid-connected wave energy device is in its final stage of testing before its scheduled launch next month in Oregon. The 40-foot-wide, 260-ton PowerBuoy, developed by New Jersey company Ocean Power Technologies, will extend more than 100...

Scotland is urging the European Union to slap sanctions on Iceland after negotiations over Northern Atlantic mackerel quotas broke down this week. EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki organized Monday's talks in London, which were attended by Scotland's fisheries partner...

Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has released an oil exploration draft map. The cartography details lands targeted for the construction of an oil refinery in Buseruka Sub-county in the Hoima district. With geological estimates placing Ugandan potential reserves at...

Mourners gathered Sunday at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills for a public memorial for the late actor Michael Clarke Duncan. The memorial included a slide show, remarks from friends and a screening of the 1999 film “The Green Mile,” for which Duncan was nominated for an Oscar, NBC Los...

Famed pianist Van Cliburn made a surprise appearance at the 50th anniversary Gold Medalists Concert in Fort Worth, Texas, despite medical ailments. The appearance of Cliburn, 78, at the Thursday event had been kept secret from most people in the audience, as well as in the symphony, the Fort...

Former actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer will soon stand trial in New Jersey for allegedly killing a woman in a 2010 drunk driving accident, officials said. Jury selection for the trial is set to start Tuesday, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported. Locane, who was on the cast of the TV show...

“The Possession” haunted the top of the U.S. box office for the second weekend in a row with $9.5 million in gross receipts. The film stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick. “Lawless,” starring Shia LaBeouf among others, was second with $6.002 million. All studio...

German supermodel and TV host Heidi Klum denied accusations by Seal her fornicating “with the help” was what caused their marriage to end. Seal told TMZ about one week ago Klum was cheating on him with her bodyguard, Martin Kristen, before they separated in January. “I...

U.S. actor Mike Colter is scheduled to return to CBS' “The Good Wife” where he first made a brief appearance in 2010, The Hollywood Reporter said. Episodes in the fourth season of the drama will focus on the home life and illegal activities of Colter's drug kingpin...

Most Georgia parents recognize the severity of childhood obesity, but are in denial when it comes to their own obese children, experts say. Dr. Stephanie Walsh, medical director of wellness at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, said many parents fear “The Talk” about weight...

Thirty percent of U.S. health spending in 2009 — about $750 billion — was wasted on unnecessary services, excessive overhead and fraud, researchers say. Mark D. Smith, president and chief executive officer of California HealthCare Foundation and Institute of Medicine committee...

A Republican victory in November may mean some children of nursing home patients will have to help cover their long-term care costs, a consumer advocate says. Robyn Grant, director of public policy and advocacy for the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care, said few Americans buy...

Heart patients with atrial fibrillation — irregular heartbeat — are better informed about the link between their condition and stroke, U.S. researchers say. Patrick Ellinor, associate professor at Harvard Medical School and Cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston,...

Popular U.S. high-school students are more likely to smoke cigarettes than their less popular classmates, researchers say. Professor Thomas W. Valente of Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, the lead author of this and three previous similar studies, said despite...

The portion of U.S. children age 2 and under who had not received any vaccinations in 2011 was less than 1 percent, health officials say. A report published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said vaccination coverage for many...

Canadian searchers hunting for the lost ships of Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 arctic expedition say they have found fragments of human remains and artifacts. While the Parks Canada-led expedition has not found the wreckage of the British HMS Erebus or HMS Terror during more than two...

India's space agency marked its 100th mission Sunday when it successfully placed two foreign satellites in orbit around the Earth. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who watched the Sunday launch of the French and Japanese satellites, called the mission a “spectacular...

When Amazon.com unveiled its new family of more powerful tablet computers last week, they painted a large bulls-eye on Apple, its all-powerful iPad and its nearly 60 percent hold on the tablet computer market. Make no mistake, war has been declared. The first battlefront will be prices. Amazon...

A research institute and a children's hospital, both in Los Angels, say they've teamed with Italian researchers to bring hearing implants to deaf U.S. children. House Research Institute and Children's Hospital Los Angeles have announced an agreement with the University of...

An international team of physicists says they have set a “teleportation” distance record, sending quantum information farther than ever before. Teleportation may bring to mind “Star Trek” and “Beam me up, Scotty,” but in this case the researchers from...

A Canadian city says an invasion of the emerald ash borer has led it to decide to cut down every ash tree in the city in the next 10 years. Workers in Hamilton, Ontario, will cut down 10 percent of its public ash trees each year for the next 10 years, including some that are healthy, to combat...

Tracy Porter's 41-yard interception return for a touchdown Sunday secured the Denver Broncos' season-opening 31-19 victory over Pittsburgh. Trailing 25-19 with 2:18 left in the game, the Steelers took over at their own 20-yard line. After completing a 19-yard pass to Antonio Brown,...

Barry Zito and five San Francisco relievers combined on a five-hit shutout Sunday for a 4-0 Giants whitewash of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Zito (11-8) silenced the Dodgers on four hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, walking three and striking out four. Santiago Casilla, Jose Mijares, Guillermo...

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Kevin Frandsen's run-scoring infield hit highlighted a rally Sunday that lifted Philadelphia to a 7-4 win and doubleheader sweep of Colorado. The Phillies trailed 4-1 after three innings but began a comeback in the fifth when Ryan Howard stroked a two-out, two-run single against Rockies...

Kevin Kolb rallied Arizona with a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Andre Roberts and the Cardinals opened the season Sunday with a 20-16 win over Seattle. Kolb took over for the injured John Skelton during a drive late in the fourth quarter with the Cardinals trailing 16-13. He responded by...

David Akers booted a record-tying, 63-yard field goal Sunday and the San Francisco 49ers went on to log a season-opening 30-22 win over Green Bay. Akers' long kick was one of three he made Sunday, backing Alex Smith's performance of 211 passing yards with two touchdowns on 20-of-26...