LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission Thursday urged News Corp. and Time Warner Inc. not to let a contract expiration disrupt programming.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices rose close to $80 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Thursday, the day after a report showed U.S. stockpiles declining.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Kendamaspot wooden toys due to high levels of lead in the paint.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- More than 200,000 Disney and Eddie Bauer play yard bassinets are being recalled because children could be suffocated, a U.S. watchdog agency says.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Amid worries over Argentina's agricultural sales abroad, Argentine fisheries have been hit by falling exports and prospects of ever decreasing yields because of decline in marine life in the country's waters, industry scientists said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. bank Wells Fargo said Thursday its top four executives would receive only restricted stock for their bonus pay this year to encourage job retention.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A principal in the Galleon Group insider trading case in New York agreed to waive indictment, perhaps indicating a deal has been reached, court papers say.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- California-based SpectraFluidics Inc. announced its explosive detection technologies under development have successfully completed recent testing.
OAK BROOK, Ill., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The departure of a top McDonald's executive is a warning the U.S. fast food giant is not well prepared for executive turnover, a company board expert said.
GREENBELT, Md., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Maryland-based SGT Inc. has acquired Master Solutions in a move to expand its network-centric and situational awareness market reach.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Turkish general directorate of police has contracted Digital Ally Inc. to deliver its car-based digital video intelligence and surveillance technologies.
TEL-AVIV, Israel, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Security authorities in Israel have selected broadband wireless technologies provider Radwin to support a municipal public safety project.
FAIRVIEW, Pa., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania-based Spectrum Control Inc. announced it has completed an acquisition of most of acoustic wave technologies developer Micro Networks Corp.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Patent Office has awarded security and compliance software solutions developer Centrify Corp. a patent for its account authenticated technology.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Security solutions provider Securitas announced it has acquired Spain-based alarm monitoring company Tecniserv in a move to expand the company's market reach.
FORT BENNING, Ga., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army's Maneuver Battle Lab recently conducted live-fire testing on a new mortar system designed to reduce the weight soldiers are required to carry.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Alliances between major airlines are reshaping the industry to the point where antitrust issues could become a concern, a U.S. aviation consultant said.
CHANTILLY, Va., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- TASC Inc. announced it has completed its move to become an independent and non-conflicting company of U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The preliminary deals signed by Angola's state oil company, Sonangol, Wednesday to develop two small fields in the most dangerous part of Iraq constituted a major breakthrough for Baghdad's high-risk drive to attract international oil companies to help it restore its flagging fortunes and transform the global energy market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A federal appellate court ruled that U.S. technology giant Apple's diminutive music maker the iPod was not "unsafe or defective."
Crew members of the USS Kearsarge, Bryane Ingram, Timothy Williams, Curtilious Ingram and Yosuf Hill (l to r) prepare for shore leave shortly after docking at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on April 30, 2007. The Kearsarge and her crew will participate in Fleet Week USA as part of the McDonalds Air and Sea Show. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)
