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H-P leads Dow to fourth day of gains

Hewlett-Packard helped pull the Dow Jones industrial average to a slight gain Thursday, giving the index only its fourth gain this month.

Facebook launches iPhone camera app

Facebook's rocky initial public offering hasn't stopped life at the world's biggest online social network. On Thursday, the company unveiled a camera app for

Boy's hearing loss inspires new superhero

A young boy in Salem, N.H. is the inspiration behind a new superhero. Marvel Comics created a character who can do great things -- despite his hearing loss.

Photos: The search for Etan Patz

Six-year-old Etan Patz vanished on May 25, 1979, and has never been found.

Possible break reported in case of missing NYC boy

In a potential break in one of the nation's most baffling missing-children cases, a former convenience-store employee has told police that he suffocated

Unabomber updates Harvard University alumni book

Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates, but one person stands out among those sharing news

Fire on nuclear sub at Maine shipyard hurts 7

Officials hoped to begin venting smoke and noxious fumes from a nuclear-powered submarine on Thursday so they could get inside to assess damage from an intense

Late rally erases steep losses on Wall Street

A big final-hour comeback pulled the Dow Jones industrial average nearly back to where it started Wednesday.

French passenger not charged in diverted flight

A French citizen accused of causing a US Airways flight to be diverted to Maine by claiming she had a surgically implanted device will soon be headed back

2 panels to launch review of Facebook IPO

Two congressional panels are reviewing Facebook's high-profile stock offering last week amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have provided only

Maryland 911 dispatcher snores through emergency call

A woman who called 911 after her husband was unable to breathe found a snoring Maryland dispatcher at the other end of the line.

Oil drops below $90 for 1st time since Nov. 1

The price of oil has dropped below $90 for the first time in nearly seven months as U.S. supplies continue to grow.

Twinkle’s Kitchen | Strawberry shortcake

Strawberry season is upon us. From strawberry pie to strawberry cobbler to jars of jellies and jams, the possibilities of desserts and dishes to make are

Police: Pa. officer broke into house, did laundry

Dirty clothes have a Pittsburgh-area police officer in hot water. Police Officer Jason Rocco is charged with trespassing and criminal mischief for allegedly

Injury forces Michael McKean out of Broadway show

Broadway producers scrambled Wednesday to fill Michael McKean's part in a revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man" as the actor recovers from a broken leg after

New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales

The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being

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