div class="yn-story-content">At some point afterlaunched in 2009, the Q&A concept has moved from the realm of stodgy forums to burgeoning tech trend. Meanwhile, hoards of startups are taking cues from buzz-generating location-based services likeandby adding location to everything fromto .It's no surprise that the latest generation of startups is combining these two concepts. These six…

Long before J.K. Rowling turned Harry Potter into a publishing phenomenon, another female author, Jean Auel, was launching her own bestselling series set in prehistory which concludes on Tuesday with the sixth book."The Land of Painted Caves," being released around the world, is the final chapter in the Earth's Children cycle and follows Ayla as…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said his bank will not be "goaded into doing something dumb" with its capital, even as it prepares an aggressive expansion in consumer and private banking over the next five years.Speaking at the bank's annual investor day on Tuesday, Dimon said the…

PTPA Media, North America's leading parent testing community, is proud to announce the most recent award recipients for 2011.Toronto, Ontario (Vocus/PRWEB) February 08, 2011 A fun and educational way to get children introduced to yoga; A newly designed backpack that makes travel easier and entertaining;An eco-themed playmat for tummy time and a natural anti inflammatory…

ANTWERP, Belgium – Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-7 (10), 6-2, 6-1 to give Belgium an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the United States and a place in the Fed Cup semifinals.Mattek-Sands gave the U.S. its first set of the weekend when she outlasted Clijsters in the tiebreaker, but the second-ranked Belgian dominated…

FORT WORTH, Texas – Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey got treatment for his sprained left ankle while his teammates practiced Thursday for the Super Bowl.Pouncey's availability is in question because of the injury sustained in the AFC championship."It's getting to be the witching hour for Maurkice," coach Mike Tomlin told a pool reporter after practice. "He's…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tyson Chandler spent most of last season limping around with various injuries, underperforming and failing to crack the Bobcats' starting lineup before being dealt essentially for salary-cap relief.The version of the big man who returned to Charlotte on Saturday night was hardly recognizable as he collected rim-rattling dunks and key rebounds for…

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Philadelphia Flyers scored a goal in each period to beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 in a battle of division leaders at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.The Atlantic Division-leading Flyers claimed their second win in a row while the Stars, pacesetters in the Pacific Division, have now lost three straight games since…

PARK CITY, Utah – After winning the Big Air competition at the Winter X Games last weekend, Alex Schlopy headed home to Park City in search of an even bigger prize.The American won gold in the inaugural men's slopestyle skiing finals at the Freestyle World Ski Championships on Thursday, joining other athletes from around the…

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Bank of America (BAC.N) is shopping online for customers who are not quite wealthy enough to make the cut at Merrill Lynch, posing a threat to entrenched discount brokers and making some of the thundering herd at Merrill see red.The largest U.S. bank, which has 5,900 branches and $1 trillion…