Bull market for stocks keeps on going in 2014
Stocks delivered again in 2014....

Troubled EU hoping the only way is up in 2015
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Beset by critics and buffeted by economic woes, European Union chiefs might have been forgiven for thinking that at least Pope Francis would apply some balm for the New Year in his address to the EU parliament....

GM recalls 92K trucks, SUVs for ignition lock defect
DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors is recalling 92,221 full-size trucks and SUVs for a defect in ignition lock systems that can cause safety problems in hot conditions....

Russians optimistic for 2015 despite it all
MOSCOW (AP) -- At the vast skating rink in Moscow's Gorky Park, Russians say they're looking forward to a 2015 that will be as smooth as the ice, despite the country's economic and political difficulties. The ruble has sunk, tensions with the West are up, but the troubles seem to have produced a surge in national pride....

In with the new: Snappy apps for 2015
NEW YORK (AP) -- Uber, Facebook, Instagram - sure, they've been all the rage, but as 2014 winds down we're all ready for something fresh. From ride-hailing to photo sharing, here are a few up-and coming apps and startups to watch in in 2015. Which will be the breakout hit of the new year?...

States work to meet new renewable energy standards
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- More than five dozen giant turbines erected on a remote mesa in western New Mexico began churning out power for the state's largest electric provider on New Year's Day....

Weather worries remain in hunt for AirAsia plane
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) -- More ships arrived Friday with sensitive equipment to search for the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 and the more than 150 people still missing since it crashed five days ago....

Hasbro to replace penis-shaped Play-Doh toy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- It was an embarrassing Christmas for Nivea Cabrera after she was accused by her fiance's mother of letting her 5-year-old granddaughter play with a sex toy. A mortified Carbrera asked the child where she got the penis-shaped plastic cylinder....

More room for chickens likely means costlier eggs
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- The new year is expected to bring rising chicken egg prices across the U.S. as California starts requiring farmers to house hens in cages with enough space to move around and stretch their wings....

Ghost town: As Lithuania joins euro, concern over emigration
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) -- When Antanas Zubavicius turns the light on in his run-down house, it's the only light for miles. He is the last man in Dumbliuneliai, a once busy farmers' village in Lithuania that has gradually been abandoned as its residents emigrated in search of better jobs....