Friday, December 06, 2013

Apple wants Samsung Electronics to pay $22 million of the legal bills that the iPhone and iPad maker has rung up so far defending its mobile device patents in a legal showdown with its rival.

There are scores to settle, family feuds and no shortage of karmic reckoning. For something so random, Friday's World Cup draw delivered a blockbuster mix of intrigue, entertainment and story lines that will keep folks talking from now until the tournament kicks off June 12.

Sorry, Southeastern Conference.

Fancy a pint of Pliny the Elder or Heady Topper double India pale ales, but can't find it in your neighborhood? Get out your wallet.

Federal health officials have approved a highly anticipated hepatitis C drug from Gilead Sciences Inc. that is expected to offer a faster, more palatable cure to millions of people infected with the liver-destroying virus.

Happy or sad? Content or bored? And how many times did you smile yesterday? A panel of experts thinks Uncle Sam should be more in touch with our feelings.

Stocks are closing sharply higher after the U. S. government reported a big increase in hiring last month.

As if playing in the Eastern time zone where they've lost 12 straight games isn't bad enough, the Oakland Raiders could be facing snowy conditions for Sunday's game in New York.

A New York judge has refused to block a merger between American Airlines and US Airways, saying a bankruptcy judge was right to reject the arguments made by a lawyer for some consumers.

BIG CHILL: Growers across California have been trying to protect the state's prized $2 billion a year citrus industry and other key crops like lettuce and avocados from the cold snap that engulfed the state this week.

An icy storm plowing across the country is delaying shipments of everything from Christmas presents to cooking grease.

Pianist and composer Stan Tracey, the elder statesman of Britain's jazz scene, has died at the age of 86.

Security for foreign instructors was increased Friday after an American teacher was shot to death while jogging in Benghazi, amid fears that the death was not an isolated attack but rather one of an increasing number of targeted killings by Islamic militants or other gunmen with a strong presence in the volatile eastern Libyan city.

Americans boosted their borrowing in October, led by another big increase in auto and student loans and the biggest rise in credit card debt in five months.

Although rain couldn't stop Gene Kelly from singing and dancing, an ice storm has postponed the auction of the Hollywood star's gray wool suit.

Italian classical singer Andrea Bocelli says he might one day get to use the tools for the visually impaired that researchers around the world are developing with support from the foundation that bears his name.

Federal police blocked access Friday to a central Mexico hospital where six people were reported to have been admitted with radiation exposure.

Louisville starting guard Antonita Slaughter will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a blood clot in her lung.