The Hindu Iran plans to execute visitor who has ties to MichiganDetroit Free PressAmir Mirzaei Hekmati, 28, was born in Arizona and went to high school in Flint. He was in Iran to visit his grandmothers but could end up being used as a pawn to stop tighter US-led sanctions against Iran. / IRIB... »
Los Angeles Times Nicotine patches, gum don't prevent relapse, study findsLos Angeles TimesAmong adults who stopped smoking, those who had used nicotine replacement products were just as likely to start again as those who quit cold turkey. Nicotine patches, like this one, and other nicotine replacement products didn't help former smokers …Nicotine products don't... »
USA TODAY US Stocks Rise As Earnings Outweigh Europe; DJIA Gains 33Wall Street JournalBy Brendan Conway Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–US stocks rose Monday as hopes for the impending US earnings season overpowered a batch of unsettling headlines from Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 32.77 points, or 0.27%, …Wall... »
Moneycontrol.com Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer bows out of CES promising breakthroughs in mobile …Washington PostSAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer struck a familiar chord Monday in his swan song at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Much of the 70-minute presentation revolved around Microsoft's work on software that Ballmer has been promising …Microsoft CEO... »
Telegraph.co.uk Iran sentences alleged American spy to deathSan Francisco ChronicleAnonymous / AP Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, an American of Iranian descent, seen in a TV image Dec. 27, was found by a court in Tehran to be a "corrupter on Earth." The US denies he was working for the CIA. A court in Tehran has... »
USA TODAY Novartis drugs being recalled, could be confused with pain killersSTLtoday.comWASHINGTON • The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients about a potential mix-up between powerful prescription pain drugs and common over-the-counter medications made at a Novartis manufacturing plant. The issue stems from manufacturing …FDA Warns of Mix-Up in Pills by NovartisWall Street... »
ABC News No. 2 Alabama Beats No. 1 LSU 21-0 for BCS TitleABC NewsBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer The Rematch of the Century, it wasn't. For Alabama, it was good enough for No. 1, if not a lot of style points. The Crimson Tide romped to another BCS championship against top-ranked LSU with... »
Globe and Mail Alcoa is still a buy after beating earningsMarketWatchJeff Reeves is a financial journalist and the lead writer and editor for InvestorPlace.com. As a former New York Times Co. editor with almost a decade of newsroom experience, Jeff knows how to look beyond the headlines to find out what the latest news... »
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spent his possibly-last Windows 8 keynote playing up Windows Phone and the upcoming Windows 8. – LAS VEGAS Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage Jan. 9 for what could very well be his last keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). As predicted by many in the tech... »
Sydney Morning Herald For Microsoft's Last CES Keynote, Ballmer Hawks Windows 8, KinectPCWorldBy James Niccolai, IDG News Microsoft's motion-sensing Kinect technology will be available for Windows PCs in a few weeks and is destined for a lot more than just gaming, CEO Steve Ballmer said at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas Monday.... »