ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge cleared Detroit to emerge from bankruptcy Friday, approving a hard-fought turnaround plan with a fervent plea to the people of this one-time industrial powerhouse to “move past your anger” and help fix the Motor City. “What happened in Detroit must never happen again,” federal Judge Steven…
GREG KELLER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that the Fed is striving to clearly communicate its intentions on interest rates in order to minimize surprises that could disrupt financial markets both in the United States and globally. She said central bank policymakers understand that moving from a period…
JACOBO G. GARCIA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Suspects in the disappearance of 43 college students have confessed to loading the youths onto dump trucks, murdering them at a landfill, then burning the bodies and dumping the ashen remains into a river, Mexican authorities said Friday. In a somber, lengthy explanation of the investigation,…
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — So, what exactly is 4Chan? 4chan’s roots date back to a pre-Facebook age of the Internet, where anonymity ruled and rules were few to come by. Hackers deposited nude celebrity photos on the site over the summer. It’s also the birthplace of the hacker collective Anonymous,…
SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers stole 53 million email addresses in addition to customers’ card data, Home Depot said Thursday. The nation’s largest home improvement chain had disclosed the massive, months-long breach of 56 million debit and credit cards in September. Home Depot’s breach surpassed Target’s pre-Christmas 2013 data…
BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is offering free upgraded versions of its Office software for iPhones and iPads, as the software giant further embraces the so-called “freemium” strategy favored by many newer companies seeking success online. Give away a basic version of a popular service, and the world may beat…
NEW YORK (AP) — Sears Holdings’ stock soared Friday after the struggling retailer said it’s considering selling about 200 to 300 of its buildings to boost its liquidity. The move would entail the company forming a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that would hold the stores. Sears would continue to operate in the stores…
NEW YORK (AP) — Sears Holdings’ stock soared Friday after the struggling retailer said it’s considering selling about 200 to 300 of its buildings to boost its liquidity. The move would entail the company forming a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that would hold the stores. Sears would continue to operate in the stores…
RACHEL D’ORO Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The edge of a rapidly intensifying storm began pummeling parts of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on Friday, signaling its arrival by lashing the western tip of the island chain with hurricane-force winds. Sustained winds of 70 mph and gusts up to 96 mph were recorded Friday morning on…
A set of Utah parents were awakened Friday to an unsettling noise for 4:30 in the morning: the sound of their front door opening and their 5-year-old daughter talking.
