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Fox News finds itself in an unaccustomed spot -- out of first
NEW YORK -- Fox News Channel isn't used to losing to its cable news rivals, but was beaten last week by MSNBC. In a more youthful demographic prized by advertisers, Fox finished third to MSNBC and CNN for the first time in 17 years. Fox is trying to establish a new prime-time lineup following Bill O'Reilly's firing
Google helps advertisers track spending in physical stores
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google says its new tool will track how much money people spend in merchants' brick-and-mortar stores after clicking on their digital ads. The analysis will be done by matching the combined ad clicks of people who are logged into Google services with their collective purchases on credit and debit cards. Google says it won't be able to examine the specific items purchased or how much a specific individual spent. Still, privacy advocates are worried.
Ford's new CEO promises a fit -- but fun -- company
DEARBORN, Michigan -- Ford's new CEO, Jim Hackett, revealed a little about his plans -- and a lot about himself -- when he talked to media after his appointment. He spoke of the importance of the company's core auto business, inspiration from his former football coach -- University of Michigan legend Bo Schembechler -- and the need for a little fun on the job.
Target, states reach $18.5 million settlement on data breach
NEW YORK -- New York's attorney general is announcing that 47 states and the District of Columbia have reached an $18.5 million settlement with Target Corp. to resolve the states' probe into the discounter's massive pre-Christmas data breach in 2013. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's office says the agreement announced Tuesday is the largest multistate data breach settlement to date.
Nokia and Apple settle long-running legal disputes
HELSINKI -- Nokia and Apple have settled their numerous legal disputes after signing an agreement to work together. Nokia, once the world's No. 1 cellphone maker and now a networks provider after selling its ailing mobile phone sector to Microsoft in 2014, described the pact as "meaningful."
Computer beats Chinese champion in ancient board game of go
WUZHEN, China -- A computer has defeated China's top player of the ancient board game go, earning praise that it might have finally surpassed human abilities in one of the last games machines have yet to dominate. Google's AlphaGo is due to play Ke Jie two more times this week as well as other top-ranked Chinese players.
Starbucks opening new store in New Jersey's capital city
TRENTON, N.J.-- New Jersey's capital city is getting its first Starbucks.
The company announced its plans for a store in Trenton on Tuesday. It says the store, due to open late this year, is part of its initiative to invest in at least 15 underserved communities across the nation by next year.
Company officials say their goal is to contribute to the city's economic development and create job opportunities for local youth. Starbucks also plans to work with local minority-owned businesses to supply products for the store.
Trenton officials have said they're excited about the store, believing it will help bring more foot traffic to the downtown area.
FCC: No punishment for late-night host Colbert's Trump joke
NEW YORK -- There will be no fine for Stephen Colbert's risque joke about President Donald Trump.
A Federal Communications Commission spokesman said Tuesday that the agency received "thousands" of complaints about the late-night host's May 1 show, so it reviewed the material as "standard operating procedure." It's the FCC's job to police obscene or indecent material on TV when it receives complaints.
The agency found that the joke, which involved Trump, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and a crude word for penis, did not warrant punishment.
Colbert's politically-tinged "Late Show," rife with Trump jokes, has become the most popular of the late-night circuit.
CFO of Soup Nazi-inspired company indicted on tax charges
NEW YORK -- The chief financial officer for a company licensing recipes from the real-life chef who inspired the "Soup Nazi" character on "Seinfeld" was arrested Tuesday on tax charges alleging he cheated the government out of a half-million dollars.
Robert N. Bertrand, 62, of Norwalk, Connecticut, pleaded not guilty before he was released on $50,000 bail after being charged in Brooklyn federal court with failing to pay Medicare, Social Security and federal income taxes on behalf of the employees of Staten Island-based Soupman Inc.
The company licenses the name and recipes of Al Yeganeh, whose New York soup stand was the inspiration for the "Soup Nazi" character from the television series "Seinfeld."
The government said Bertrand paid Soupman employees unreported cash on the side and gave some workers large unreported stock awards from 2010 through 2014.