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Workers dismantle shattered concrete in front of a storm-wrecked house on the beachfront in Manasquan, N.J., Saturday, May 25, 2013. Communities that were hard-hit by Superstorm Sandy, including Manasquan, are hoping for a profitable summer season to help them recover. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore

Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues — under covered porches — as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through. Seven months after the devastating storm pummeled large swaths of the shore, the tourists made their way back, though many ...

FILE - This Aug. 31, 2011 file photo shows the Monsanto corporate logo at their exhibit booth during the Farm Progress Show, in Decatur, Ill. Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of foreign countries Saturday, May 25, 2013. “March Against Monsanto” protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches are planned in more than 250 cities around the globe, according to organizers. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Protesters in over 400 cities march vs Monsanto

Organizers say two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S. and in over 50 other countries on Saturday. "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they wanted to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that ...

Raw: Apple 1 Computer Sells for More Than $650k

Raw: Apple 1 Computer Sells for More Than $650k

One of the only six surviving original 1976 "Apple 1" computers still in working order sold for the world record price of $671,400 at an auction on Saturday. (May 25)

Raw: Apple 1 Computers Sells for More Than $650k

Raw: Apple 1 Computers Sells for More Than $650k

One of the only six surviving original 1976 "Apple 1" computers still in working order sold for the world record price of $671,400 at an auction on Saturday. (May 25)

Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina

Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting it against auto dealers who say the car maker has an unfair advantage selling directly to consumers online. It's the latest such battle for California-based Tesla, ...

Protesters march against Monsanto in 250 cities

Protests against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries. "March Against Monsanto" organizers say they're calling attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the companies that produce it. Protests are planned in more than 250 cities Saturday. Genetically ...

Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000

An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian client, who asked not to be named, bought the so-called Apple 1, which the tech company's founders Steve Jobs ...

News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split

News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is complete. The New York-based media conglomerate also ...

FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy

Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn. ...

Mining machinery and barrels with chemicals sit on the facilities of Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project in northern Chile, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project, citing "serious violations" of its environmental permit. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations

Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it had done wrong. After a ...

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