OS X Lion should be released by the end of this week, according to one new report. Apple promised "July," but is keeping mum about a specific release date.
The Pentagon – belatedly, perhaps – outlines its 'Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace.' A slim unclassified document emphasizes a defensive posture, leaving many questions unanswered.
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
AP - With time growing short and warnings more dire, the first, fragile signs emerged Thursday of a possible compromise to raise the nation's debt limit and avert a potentially catastrophic default on Aug. 2.
AP - The FBI has begun a preliminary inquiry based on concerns in Congress over a report that media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. sought to hack into the phones of Sept. 11 victims, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
AP - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and top Republicans agreed Thursday to end a budget impasse that prompted the longest state government shutdown in recent history, after the Democratic governor surrendered on raising taxes.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill requiring public schools to teach students about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
The FBI is investigating whether Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. hacked the phones of 9/11 victims and their families, a federal law enforcement source said.
Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks will appear before lawmakers next week to answer questions over the phone-hacking scandal, a spokeswoman for the British Parliament's Culture, Media and Sports Select Committee said Thursday.