A Utah firing squad shot to death a convicted killer early on Friday in the third United States execution by that means since 1976.
BP bosses weathered a week of anger in Washington but the energy giant’s financial outlook faces renewed scrutiny from investors.
AOL is set to offload Bebo to United States private investment firm Criterion Capital Partners at a "fire sale" price potentially below $10-million.
A man convicted of two murders was scheduled to die by firing squad on Friday, becoming the third man put to death by that means in the US since 1976.
In its 100-year history BP has been dogged by appalling accidents and an absence of diplomacy. Can it ever reinvent itself?
BP chief executive Tony Hayward faced the wrath of US lawmakers on Thursday as he appeared before a hearing to apologise for the oil spill.
This was bound to be a difficult time for the company long known as British Petroleum, writes <b>Jonathan Mann</b>.
Phil Mickelson’s bid for a first US Open title and Tiger Woods’s form have dominated the build-up to Thursday’s opening round at Pebble Beach.
Under intense pressure from US President Barack Obama, BP has said it will set up a $20-billion fund for damage claims from its huge oil spill.
President Barack Obama, seeking to counter an image of detached leadership, will demand on Wednesday that BP set aside billions to pay for the spill.
Executives from other major oil companies turned on BP and defended their own drilling practices during a US congressional hearing on Tuesday.
Microsoft has finally unveiled and revealed the real name of its motion sensing video game device, previously known as Project Natal: Kinect.
BP’s US chief faces accusations in Congress that the energy giant caused the worst oil spill in US history with a calculated strategy to cut costs.
The United States president, Barack Obama, will join forces with Nelson Mandela to mount an assault on the bestseller charts.
Country music artist Jimmy Dean, who topped the charts in 1961 with <i>Big Bad John</i>, and later became a sausage entrepreneur, has died.
Obama’s leadership of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill faces key tests this week as the US president gives his first national address on the disaster.
The more it says it can cope with whatever penalties are imposed on it, the more US politicians are entitled to ask whether they are high enough.
US President Barack Obama told British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday that he had no interest in undermining the value of oil company BP.
In Pete’s Tavern, USA’s World Cup draw with England stirred passion — but don’t expect America to fall in love with soccer.
Britain stuck up for BP on Friday against American criticism over the oil spill, while the company ramped up efforts to siphon more crude oil.
American officials are searching for the founder of WikiLeaks in an attempt to pressure him not to publish thousands of confidential cables.
Since Last Child was first published in 2005, interest in nature deficit disorder has increased beyond his wildest imaginings.
They’re becoming increasingly popular. But are participants running on empty?
The United States on Wednesday condemned a recent wave of arrests of leaders of Zimbabwe’s embattled civil society.
UN chief’s leaked letter fingers ill-considered draft agreement that pitted rich against poor.
The US has tightened pressure on BP, setting a 72-hour deadline for the company to present updated plans for battling the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
When author Nicholas Carr began researching his book on whether the internet is ruining our minds, he restricted his online access and email.
Her fierce questions shocked White House staff; Castro refused to answer her. And now veteran reporter Helen Thomas has had to quit.
US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wanted to know "whose ass to kick" over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
The White House has warned BP that it faces "many billions of dollars" in fines for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.
CEO Steve Jobs on Monday showed off a redesigned $199 "iPhone 4" that is a quarter slimmer than the current handset.
United States car-maker Chrysler is making a slew of vehicle recalls, US government documents showed on Monday.