Intel 1Q earnings fall 13 percent, meet Street

Intel 1Q earnings fall 13 percent, meet Street
With TV flare digital outlets try a broadcast rite
Dawson will try to humble age-defying Hopkins
Rail operator CSX boosts 1Q profit on higher rates
Happy? Positive outlook may be good for your heart
UK: 2 held in protest vigil at Bahrain embassy
IMF sees Italy missing budget deficit targets
Rahal gets 6-race probation for Andretti accident
IBM posts higher 1Q earnings
As gas prices pinch, Obama targets oil speculators
White House threatens to veto GOP business tax cut
Rapper G. Dep convicted in 1993 NYC shooting
Michigan lottery winner charged with welfare fraud
Caps coach: Bruins going after Backstrom's head
Italian freed after 2011 abduction in N. Africa
World powers cling to Syria truce despite violence
Egypt panel definitively bars 3 president hopefuls
Pulitzer Prize picture highlights ethics debate
Spain warns Argentina over Repsol takeover
Legislative group turns focus amid Martin backlash
Senator: 20 or 21 women in Secret Service incident
Wall Street posts best gains in a month
Spring football may have a new look in the future
US stocks jump after strong profits; Spain soothes
Admitted subway plotter testifies at NYC trial
November launch for new version of 'Halo' videogame
IKEA to sell TV's integrated into its furniture
Senator: Secret Service calls for probe of charges
Email from wife's account shadows Calif. treasurer
Bid Laden's family to leave Pakistan overnight
Iowa judge rejects theory of 'implicit bias'
Government says will deport radical cleric Abu Qatada
Swedish museum evacuated after bomb threat
Britain says will deport radical cleric Abu Qatada
IMF inches toward deal on boosting firepower
Stung by gas prices, Obama seeks new oil market crackdown
$412 check that bought Superman sold for $160,000
Despite scandal, Obama confident in Secret Service boss
LA Kings eager to finish off Canucks at home
Where's a Yellowstone bear? Look on your phone

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Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, says its profit fell 13 percent in the latest quarter as operating expenses rose while sales were flat. The results beat analyst expectations.

With TV flare digital outlets try a broadcast rite

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Internet video wants some of television's ad dollars, and it's not above a little copycatting to help the cause.

Dawson will try to humble age-defying Hopkins

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Chad Dawson says Bernard Hopkins faked an injury to escape a lopsided defeat last October and plans to pick up where he left off in a world light-heavyweight title rematch next week.

Rail operator CSX boosts 1Q profit on higher rates

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Higher rates are helping freight railroad CSX Corp. boost profits by 14 percent despite lower coal shipments.

Happy? Positive outlook may be good for your heart

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Be happy — it seems to be good for your heart.

UK: 2 held in protest vigil at Bahrain embassy

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British police on Tuesday arrested two activists who had occupied the rooftop of Bahrain's Embassy in a protest against the Gulf kingdom's Sunni rulers.

IMF sees Italy missing budget deficit targets

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The International Monetary Fund is predicting that Italy will miss its budget deficit targets this year and next and won't balance its budget until at least 2018 — years later than the government's estimates.

Rahal gets 6-race probation for Andretti accident

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Graham Rahal was placed on probation for six races by IndyCar on Tuesday for his role in an accident with Marco Andretti.

IBM posts higher 1Q earnings

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IBM says its first-quarter net income grew 7 percent, helped by strong profit margins in its services business and strong revenue growth across its software, hardware and services businesses.

As gas prices pinch, Obama targets oil speculators

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US President Barack Obama announced a new plan to cut oil market manipulation Tuesday, but foes accused him of peddling "stale" election-year "gimmicks" to deflect anger at high gasoline prices.

White House threatens to veto GOP business tax cut

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The White House is threatening to veto an effort by House Republicans to cut taxes for millions of smaller businesses, calling it an unproductive giveaway to many of the country's most profitable companies.

Rapper G. Dep convicted in 1993 NYC shooting

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A once-rising rapper was convicted Tuesday of a 1993 killing after recently telling police he'd shot someone while trying to rob him years ago.

Michigan lottery winner charged with welfare fraud

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A Michigan lottery winner was charged with fraud Tuesday for collecting food stamps and public health insurance despite pocketing a $735,000 jackpot.

Caps coach: Bruins going after Backstrom's head

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Leave the euphemisms about playing with an "edge" or "emotion" to Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien and his players.

Italian freed after 2011 abduction in N. Africa

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An Italian tourist who spent more than a year in captivity after she was abducted by an al-Qaida-linked group in North Africa is heading home.

World powers cling to Syria truce despite violence

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Artillery shatters homes in opposition areas. Regime tanks roll though city centers. Civilians dig graves for dozens of corpses, scrawling their names on headstones with black markers.

Egypt panel definitively bars 3 president hopefuls

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Egypt's election commission rejected the appeals of three main contenders for president Tuesday, definitively removing the most polarizing candidates from the race to become the country's first elected leader since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.

Pulitzer Prize picture highlights ethics debate

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It is a picture of pure horror that is difficult to look at. But Agence France-Presse photographer Massoud Hossaini's gut-wrenching image of an Afghan girl crying in fear after a suicide bomber's attack last December was widely disseminated and on Monday won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography.

Spain warns Argentina over Repsol takeover

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Spain warned Tuesday that Argentina's takeover of oil giant Repsol's YPF subsidiary broke a "good understanding" between the two as Repsol demanded at least $10 billion in compensation.

Legislative group turns focus amid Martin backlash

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A conservative organization that helped spread a Florida law that recently gained national attention after the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin said Tuesday that it was abandoning the task force that developed the measure.

Senator: 20 or 21 women in Secret Service incident

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At least 20 foreign women and as many Secret Service and military personnel met at a hotel in Colombia in an incident involving prostitution, and lawmakers are seeking information about any possible threat to the U.S. or to President Barack Obama who arrived for a conference soon after, congressional officials said Tuesday.

Wall Street posts best gains in a month

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks scored their best gains in a month on Tuesday after Coca-Cola led another round of strong earnings and bond yields fell in Spain, easing some concerns about Europe's debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up 194.13 points, or 1.50 percent, to end unofficially at 13,115.54. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 21.21 points, or 1.55 percent, to close unofficially at 1,390.78. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 54.42 points, or 1.82 percent, to close unofficially at 3,042.82. (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)

Spring football may have a new look in the future

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Some college football coaches want an NCAA rule change that would allow them to scrimmage against other schools during spring drills.

US stocks jump after strong profits; Spain soothes

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U.S. stocks are closing sharply higher after promising signals about the profitability of U.S. companies and a strong debt auction by Spain.

Admitted subway plotter testifies at NYC trial

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The admitted mastermind of a foiled plot to bomb New York City subways testified Tuesday that he wanted to fight jihad in Afghanistan after coming to believe that the U.S. government was behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

November launch for new version of 'Halo' videogame

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Microsoft on Tuesday announced that a new installment to the hit videogame "Halo" will be released in November, and predicted it would launch the next decade of the hugely popular franchise.

IKEA to sell TV's integrated into its furniture

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Already the one-stop shop for smart and compact home furnishing, IKEA is venturing into the world of technology — with the IKEA TV.

Senator: Secret Service calls for probe of charges

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A senior Senate Republican says the head of the Secret Service is seeking an independent probe of an incident involving prostitutes and Service personnel in Colombia.

Email from wife's account shadows Calif. treasurer

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California state treasurer Bill Lockyer is used to the public spotlight. Just not like this.

Bid Laden's family to leave Pakistan overnight

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Osama bin Laden's three widows and their nine children were scheduled to be deported to Saudi Arabia overnight, almost a year after U.S. Navy SEALs killed the al-Qaida chief at a compound in northwest Pakistan, their lawyer said Tuesday.

Iowa judge rejects theory of 'implicit bias'

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A judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday that claimed Iowa's state government systemically discriminated against black job applicants by allowing subtle racial bias to creep into virtually every hiring and promotion decision.

Government says will deport radical cleric Abu Qatada

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain re-arrested a radical cleric once described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man in Europe" and said on Tuesday it would resume plans to deport him to Jordan, where he has been convicted in his absence of involvement in terrorist plots. Jordanian preacher Abu Qatada had been under virtual house arrest at his family home in London since February, when he was freed from a British prison after a court said his detention without trial was unlawful. ...

Swedish museum evacuated after bomb threat

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A bomb threat closed Stockholm's modern art museum on Tuesday, two days after an exhibit about degrading stereotypes that black people have endured prompted one Swedish organization to demand that the nation's culture minister resign.

Britain says will deport radical cleric Abu Qatada

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IMF inches toward deal on boosting firepower

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday appeared to be inching toward a deal on boosting its financial firepower with Japan, Sweden and Denmark committing a total of $77 billion to help contain the euro zone debt crisis. The pledges by the three countries come ahead of IMF and World Bank meetings and a Group of 20 finance leaders gathering in Washington this week. Informal meetings kick off on Thursday ahead of official sessions on Friday and Saturday. ...

Stung by gas prices, Obama seeks new oil market crackdown

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama, whose political fortunes are threatened by rising gasoline prices, proposed new measures on Tuesday to reduce oil market manipulation that are unlikely to get support from a divided Congress. Obama called on lawmakers to raise civil and criminal penalties on individuals and companies involved in manipulative practices. He also pressed for more money to fund the agency charged with policing the markets to hire "more cops" for oversight and upgrade old technology. ...

$412 check that bought Superman sold for $160,000

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The $412 check that DC Comics wrote to acquire Superman and other creative works by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster has sold for $160,000 in an online auction.

Despite scandal, Obama confident in Secret Service boss

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The White House Tuesday expressed confidence in the chief of the US Secret Service, but the elite bodyguard unit's Colombian sex scandal deepened, with claims that 20 women were involved.