5 reasons why media execs top CEO pay lists

LOS ANGELES — Once again, media company CEOs are among the highest paid executives in the nation, occupying six of the top 10 earning spots according to an Associated Press/Equilar study. Compensation experts say a variety of factors are at play, including...

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Stocks mostly lower after latest record high

NEW YORK — Stocks are mostly lower in early trading after setting a record high the day before. Botox maker Allergan fell 3 percent after Valeant Pharmaceuticals made a new unsolicited offer for the company. Toll Brothers rose 4 percent after reporting...

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Stocks ease back from record highs

NEW YORK — Stocks were mostly lower Wednesday, pushing the market back below record levels. Investors were unimpressed with a second bid by Valeant Pharmaceuticals for Botox maker Allergan. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell three...

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Google: We're building car with no steering wheel

LOS ANGELES — Google will build a car without a steering wheel. It doesn't need one because it drives itself. The two-seater won't be sold publicly, but Google said Tuesday it hopes by this time next year, 100 prototypes will be on public roads. Though...

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Google: We're building car with no steering wheel

LOS ANGELES — Google will build a car without a steering wheel. It doesn't need one because it drives itself. The two-seater won't be sold publicly, but Google said Tuesday it hopes by this time next year, 100 prototypes will be on public roads. Though...

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Nestle to pay $1.4 billion for skin treatments

FRANKFURT, Germany — Nestle says it is paying $1.4 billion in cash for the rights to sell lip and wrinkle treatment Restylane and other skin products in the U.S. and Canada. The Swiss company said Wednesday it is is acquiring commercialization rights...

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Same-sex kisses have arrived in mainstream news media

Sometimes, a kiss is just a kiss. And sometimes, it's a sign of swift and sweeping cultural and political change. Over the past days, weeks, and perhaps not even years, same-sex kisses have started to arrive in mainstream news media. "We're now seeing...

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Thai Facebook users get censorship scare

BANGKOK — Thailand's new military rulers said that a sudden interruption of access to Facebook on Wednesday was not part of a censorship policy, but due instead to a technical hitch. The afternoon blockage did not affect all users but drew a flurry...

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US bank earnings decline 7.7 percent in 1Q

WASHINGTON — U.S. banks' earnings declined 7.7 percent in the January-March quarter from a year earlier, as higher interest rates dampened demand for mortgage refinancing and reduced banks' revenue from the mortgage business. The data issued Wednesday...

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No end yet to salmonella outbreak tied to chicken

WASHINGTON — An outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella linked to a California chicken company hasn't run its course after more than a year, with 50 new illnesses in the past two months and 574 people sickened since March 2013. The federal Centers...

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