Before J.F. Daniell develops a much improved battery, the devices were impractical and downright dangerous. His innovations enable the telegraph and other technology to take off. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of workers who suffered health problems after the September 11 attacks in 2001 have reached a settlement worth up to $657.5 million with an insurer representing

British Airways, already threatened with strikes by cabin crew in a long-running row over cost-cutting, is facing a second potential dispute with ground staff over changes to working practices Read

Italian group fined R$3m for continuing to sell the cars after it had been warned of the alleged defect by Brazil’s national traffic department Read full story on FT.com – Americas,

A controversial group is hitting the streets of Honolulu, Hawaii with cash in their pockets in hopes of persuading drug addicts and alcoholics to get sterilized or go on long-term birth

More signs are pointing to Tiger Woods’ return to golf in two weeks, at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, according to a report in the New York Post Read full story on

To the 77 percent of independent insurance agencies that don't have a social media presence, creating a profile and trying to form "friendships" via a computer can be daunting. Once you

BrutalGamer.com writes :- The master of all things kooky Hideo Kojima has stated that he will release ten gameplay-centric videos for Metal Gear Solid : Peace Walker between now and when the game

1985: The nation’s first local, public packet-switching network opens for business. Can ISPs be far behind? Hooking in to the world’s network of interconnected computers isn’t a