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Older drivers face confusing array of license laws
Jerry Wiseman notices it's harder to turn and check his car's blind spots at age 69 than it was at 50. So the Illinois man and his wife took a ...
Peregrine CEO pleads guilty to cheating investors
Peregrine Financial Group CEO Russ Wasendorf Sr. pleaded guilty Monday to carrying out a 20-year fraud that duped investors and transformed his image ...
Pakistan journalists' choice: Face death, or jail
The telephone call to local journalists generally comes in the late evening. The voice on the other end is harsh. He has a statement he wants printed, ...
Report: US banks subject of money-laundering probe
Regulators are investigating whether several major U.S. banks failed to monitor transactions properly, allowing criminals to launder money, according ...
Senate race gives ND a taste of intense politics
Hustling to finish his wheat harvest, farmer Mark Nesheim was repairing his combine recently when his cellphone rang. The caller wanted to know if ...
Czech bans spirit sales amid wave of poisonings
The Czech Republic has taken an unprecedented emergency measure and banned the sale of spirits with more than 20 percent alcohol content as it battles ...
Norway court upholds ban on tobacco store displays
A Norwegian court has upheld a ban on the display of tobacco products in stores, handing a defeat Friday to the Philip Morris company. Norway, which ...
Lawyers: 'Pink slime' lawsuit an uphill climb
Beef Products Inc. will face a steep climb in its "pink slime" defamation lawsuit against ABC News as the South Dakota-based meat processor works to ...
Plans for giant Antarctic marine sanctuary falter
Antarctica's Ross Sea is often described as the most isolated and pristine ocean on Earth, a place where seals and penguins still rule the waves and ...
Ecuador's free-press watchdog under assault
Not all journalists are created equal in the eyes of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa. To the leftist leader, Australian-born Julian Assange is a ...
NYC bans big, sugary drinks at restaurants
Over a decade, New York City has outlawed smoking in bars and offices, banned trans fats, and forced fast-food restaurants to list calorie counts on ...
AP Interview: Japan nuke probe head defends report
The head of a major investigation into Japan's nuclear disaster is defending his report against criticism that his panel avoided blaming individuals ...
Judge: Peregrine CEO should be released from jail
A disgraced Iowa businessman should be released from jail while he awaits sentencing for a "reprehensible" 20-year fraud scheme that bilked customers ...
Deena from 'Jersey Shore' gets 2-year ban from bar
"Jersey Shore" is over and done in Seaside Heights, but the MTV reality show is still causing aggravation for some folks here. New Jersey liquor ...
NYC bans big sugary drinks at eateries, theaters
New York City's Board of Health opened up a new, experimental front in the war on obesity Thursday, passing a rule banning sales of big sodas and ...
Farmers angry at counterterror tactic in Pakistan
Pakistan's effort to cut off the flow of fertilizer to militants using it to make bombs in this key tribal sanctuary along the Afghan border has ...
Secretive past disappearances of Chinese leaders
The extended absence of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, just weeks before he is expected to be named China's top leader, is nothing new in the ...
Pittsburgh ice cream 'bank' draws regulator's ire
State regulators are cool on a Pittsburgh businessman's idea for a bank that pays interest in ice cream shop gift cards. The Pennsylvania Department ...
Mo. lawmakers override veto of birth control bill
Missouri lawmakers enacted new religious exemptions from insurance coverage of birth control Wednesday, overriding a gubernatorial veto and delivering ...
Common type of rail car has dangerous design flaw
For two decades, one of the most commonly used types of rail tanker has been allowed to haul hazardous liquids from coast to coast even though ...
US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist
The ranks of America's poor remained stuck at a record level last year while household income dropped. Still, the number of people who don't have ...
McDonald's new menu item: Calorie counts
McDonald's restaurants in the U.S. will soon get a new menu addition: The number of calories in the chain's burgers and fries. The world's biggest ...
Pakistan fires kill 283, lax safety laws blamed
Fires at two clothing factories in Pakistan left 283 people dead — many trapped behind locked doors and barred windows — tragedies that highlight ...
Gas prices hit $8 in NJ, Pa. in Lukoil protest
More than 50 Lukoil gas stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania jacked up prices to more than $8 a gallon Wednesday to protest what they say are ...
AP IMPACT: Aggressive start for consumer bureau
The new federal agency charged with enforcing consumer finance laws is emerging as an ambitious sheriff, taking on companies for deceptive fees and ...