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Michigan-based Christian bookstore retailer Family Christian Stores withdrew a bankruptcy proposal this week after debtors criticized its restructuring plan that would have involved selling virtually all of its assets.

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused satellite television giant DirecTV of misleading customers about a discounted 12-month package that required a two-year contract that had a large cancellation fee. Now the federal regulator wants the company to issue millions of dollars in refunds.

The Islamic State has declared war on the employees of Twitter after the social media giant blocked known accounts linked to the Muslim terrorist organization.

In a ruling that could reshape the way the Internet works in the United States, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on Thursday whether or not to enforce the concept of Net Neutrality, which many Christian organizations support. It also brought up some unusual alliances.

Oil cars from a derailed train in West Virginia were still smoldering on Tuesday as investigators tried to figure out what happened in the first place.

Washington, D.C. is home to many museums and historical monuments, but none is as monumental as Hobby Lobby president Steve Green's Museum of the Bible, which is solely dedicated to featuring the Word of God. The eight-story building, measuring 430,000 square-feet, has begun construction earlier this week.

The largest Christian bookstore chain in the United States filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday in Michigan. However, Family Christian Stores claimed that neither employees will be laid off nor stores will be closed in its restructuring plan.

A personal visit to Silicon Valley by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation this week, followed by the release of a major annual report on the health of the region's economy provided hints of a future for the country's technology capital that will include huge transit challenges and optimism that the current tech boom is not another "bubble."

When Aaron and Melissa Klein refused to bake a cake promoting gay marriage in 2013, they never imagined it would mean the end of their business and a personal liability suit that could result in the couple paying up to $150,000 in fines and damages.

For as long as the Internet has existed, the most common model for generating revenue has been ads which, when clicked, pay out tiny amounts of money. Based on a major mobile media conference this week and recent news from Facebook, that model is about to change.

January usually marks the beginning of the big annual auto shows held in major U.S. cities across the country, where major automakers unveil their latest models and technologies. But the real kickoff has now clearly become the CES (Internal Consumer Electronics Show) held last week in Las Vegas, where a record 11 automakers made significant news involving alternative fuel vehicles and a host of technology enhancements that car consumers will begin seeing as early as this year.

Whether it involves competitors or pushback from users over surge pricing, the ride-sharing service Uber has been aggressive in defending its position. At CES (The International Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas yesterday, Uber's top policy lobbyist took a similar stance when asked about his company's approach to regulatory compliance in local markets.

Publishing company HarperCollins intentionally omitted Israel from maps it sold to schools located in the Middle East, citing "local preferences."

The latest American Girl doll, Grace Thomas, inspires young girls to make a difference in their communities.

U.S. investigators think that North Korea may have relied on outside help on last month's cyberattack on Sony Pictures. Now a prominent Republican senator agrees with them, placing the blame on China.

Apple Pay is set to revolutionize the way we pay for products while we're on the go, but recent news from Chevron hints at the inclusion of the mobile payment service coming to its gas station pumps in the near future.

President Obama announced Friday afternoon that the United States will respond “proportionally” to the attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment after the FBI pinned the blame on the North Korean government.

AFTAH's Peter LaBarbera has criticized the retailing giant for supporting the gay agenda and urges Christians to call Wal-Mart today.

As shoppers mob stores and online sites to finish their holiday shopping this month, they will find no shortage of books for sale by technology executives from companies big and small. Indeed, 2014 was a year when a number of tech company leaders, some well-known and a few who are not, felt compelled to share their philosophies of management, business savvy, and a lot more in hardbound, glossily packaged books.

It did not get a lot of media attention last month, but Napster co-founder and Facebook's first president Sean Parker took a major step towards building his new company - Brigade Media - that hopes to transform voter engagement at the state and federal level. Parker joins a growing list of technology leaders and billionaires who have formed for-profit and non-profit ventures over the past two years seeking to capitalize on the interest of political and advocacy campaigns in using new technologies to further their cause.

Two employees who used to work at Sony Corp. have filed a lawsuit against their former employer, alleging that the company failed to protect private and confidential information from hackers.

MongoDB held their fifth annual "DB Days" event in San Francisco earlier this month, featuring presentations from some of their bigger name partners and customers such as eBay, Teradata, and Rackspace, but they also provided further evidence that they are poised to take full advantage of the big data revolution.

An impressive lineup of technology executives took the stage on Tuesday in San Francisco at "Navigate," the Atlantic Tech Conference 2014, and several company leaders offered glimpses into future new technologies, the evolving "Internet of Things" industry, and their own personal passions.

The owner of a Chinese restaurant has said he bears "no ill will" toward a Harvard Business School professor who berated him for allegedly overcharging $4 on a takeout order.

Congress may have a $1 trillion spending bill to keep the government funded before Thursday’s deadline. However, one provision in the bill could leave retirees receiving pensions out in the cold and affect millions of workers.