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PG&E MEMO SAYS DOWNGRADING LEAKS COULD CUT COSTS: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A Pacific Gas & Electric Co. memo from a few years before the deadly San Bruno pipeline explosion suggested that managers might want to consider downgrading leaks found on natural gas lines, instead of fixing them.

Google exec Mayer named Yahoo CEO

SUNNYVALE (AP) - Yahoo is hiring longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer to be its next CEO, the fifth in five years as the company struggles to rebound from financial malaise and internal turmoil. Mayer, who starts at Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday, was one of Google's earliest employees and was most recently responsible for its mapping, local and location services. Mayer, 37, began ...

Consumer bureau to police credit reporting bureaus

Needles found in sandwiches on 4 Delta flights

War on pensions moves to new target in Stockton

Macy's wins temporary block against Martha Stewart

Prosecutor: Iowa-based CEO carried out $200M fraud

Suspending your benefits before they even start

Developers pull plans for New Mexico ghost town to study new technology

US rowing team outfitted with Philly-made gear

Visa, MasterCard in $6B settlement over card fees

NM on verge of repossessing state's supercomputer

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Susana Martinez's administration is on the verge of taking back New Mexico's $11 million supercomputer known as "Encanto" from the nonprofit group set up to operate it. The administration has told the New Mexico Computing Applications Center it plans to repossess the machine because the group can't pay its bills or perform necessary upkeep, the Albuquerque Journal ...

Yahoo confirms theft of 450,000 users' passwords

Scam claiming President Obama offering to pay utility bills proves costly for thousands

NBC launches 2 apps to watch the Olympics

NEW YORK (AP) - NBC launched two mobile apps that will let people watch Olympics events as they happen, look up athlete profiles and access other extra content on their iPads, iPhones and certain Android devices. NBC said that most of the content will be available only to pay-TV subscribers who have MSBC and CNBC as part of their service. The apps ...

Laying bare your finances to apply for federal health care

Prices up 9.3%, most in 7 years

Las Vegas to build $30 million, 60-lane bowling center

Pending home sales reach 3-year high in March

JC Penney to get $1.75B in financing

FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods

Pot taxes prove sticking point in Colorado

Google invading Siri's turf