Judge blocks shareholder vote on Apple proposal

Some patients won't see nurses of different race

Google adds new touch to line of Chrome laptops

US wine exports set new record in 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - New figures show U.S. wine exports grew for the third consecutive year in 2012, setting a record of $1.43 billion in revenue, the San Francisco-based Wine Institute said Thursday. Ninety percent of those exports were from California. Volume shipments reached 424.6 million liters or 112.2 million cases. The ...

Wal-Mart outlook offers economic glimpse

Power utility PG&E posts 4th-quarter loss

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Power utility PG&E Corp. on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter loss, weighed down in part by the costs of environmental issues related to historic operations and pipeline-related expenses. For the three months ended Dec. 31, the San Francisco-based company lost $13 million, or 3 cents per share. That compares with a profit of $83 million, or 20 per share, ...

Nielsen to begin counting broadband viewing homes

5 big US banks have cut mortgage debt by $19B

Safeway fourth Q net income jumps

NYPD, Microsoft creating crime-fighting tech system

Google to sell Internet glasses to contest winners

Office Depot agrees to buy OfficeMax in $1.2B stock deal

Sony unveils social-focused PlayStation 4 system

Yahoo redesign: Making site more inviting

Macy, Penney to spar in court over Martha Stewart

Macy's to open on Thanksgiving for the first time

BlackBerry ad campaign seeks to reassure customers

TORONTO (AP) - BlackBerry is publishing an open letter in major publications around the world in a bid to reassure customers that they can count on the distressed smartphone company.