Heavy snow has shut down Interstate 90 near Buffalo, New York, leaving motorists stranded for more than 12 hours as of Thursday morning, with more snow on the way.
Somalia's new prime minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, won the backing of lawmakers Sunday to become the head of government, the president's office announced.
Clark Dever and Joe Dinardo have always taken things to the extreme.
Karen Usher has a secret weapon. She's the founder of TPO, a human resources outsourcing company in Falls Church, Va. Every year for more than a decade, TPO has averaged 30% sales growth. The firm had about $5 million in 2008 revenues and is "ultraprofitable," Usher says.
With the financial industry meltdown hitting New York with full force and the ripple effects pounding the surrounding states, the Northeast has been feeling the pain of the economic crisis especially hard.
A leading human rights official known for her expertise on the Rwandan genocide was traveling on the Newark-to-Buffalo flight that crashed into a house, killing all 49 people aboard the plane and one person on the ground.
Since the invention of the transistor, silicon semiconductors have been king. But now silicon-based transistors are nearing the limit of their potential. Excess heat and manufacturing hurdles are impeding the development of ever-faster and smaller processors.
When you think about it, college football is really a strange duck. Things are just more different in college football than in our other major sports.
A study finds that bit of celebrity worship can boost self-esteem. That's not a bad thing, as long as you realize the difference between the celebrity's life and your own
Is the country in a recession? While economists debate the question, small-business owners live it.
Victims of disasters are told it's good to talk about your feelings. But a new study questions the benefits
SUNY Buffalo art professor Steven Kurtz, his publisher, and their scientific and artistic colleagues are embroiled in court proceedings that began as a full federal bio-terrorism investigation, and ended up as charges of wire and mail fraud.
CNNMoney: Junior achievementupdated: Fri Mar 19 2004 10:41:00
BEND, Ore. (CNN/Money) - As a whole, Americans in their early twenties have a reputation for doing more than their share of credit card spending and not a lot of saving or investing.
Scientists don't feel sympathy for the middle managers of the 1990s; they feel empathy. While the number of Ph.D.s awarded in all sciences increased to nearly 19,500 in 1993, up 25% from 1983, the ...
All your worst fears about 12b-1 fees turn out to be true. According to a new study for the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fees are an expensive burden and cut deeply into your returns. Si...
Most managers take it as a point of honor to dislike meetings, at least meetings called by somebody else. ''If we didn't have so damn many,'' the standard complaint runs, ''we might actually get a ...
The promises end here. Or at least here's where you stop believing them. ''Work hard, kid, give us your best, and you'll get one of the top jobs.'' Sure. ''Marry, start a family, make the money to ...