GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy (AP) — The disgraced former captain of a luxury cruise liner that capsized off an Italian island went back on board Thursday for the first time since the 2012 shipwreck that killed 32 people. The last time Francesco Schettino was on the ...

With the shutdown of Tokyo-based Mt. Gox -- once the world's largest exchange for digital currency transactions -- other companies in the Bitcoin universe worked to defend the nascent industry's reputation. Reports that hackers may have pilfered more than ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For women who carry a notorious cancer gene, surgery to remove healthy ovaries is one of the most protective steps they can take. New research suggests some may benefit most from having the operation as young as 35. Women who ...

Nineteen Afghan soldiers were killed and seven others were missing after hundreds of Taliban guerrillas stormed an army checkpoint near the Pakistani border, Zahir Azimi, a spokesman for the country's defense ministry, said in a phone interview.

Feb. 20--The Triangle is one of nine metropolitan areas where Google is considering expanding its high-speed Internet and TV service known as Google Fiber. Over the next several months, the company expects to do topography and infrastructure studies ...

Chinese bloggers told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry the push for Internet freedom in China is going backward and that the U.S. should help the country's people overcome restrictions on online communication. Kerry heard the comments at a meeting with ...

Shirley Temple Black, the child actor who lifted America's spirits and Hollywood's profits during the Great Depression with tunes such as “On the Good Ship Lollipop,” then left the spotlight at 21 for a life of political service and limited celebrity, has died.