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Maine TV news co-anchors quit on the air
Two news co-anchors for a Maine television station surprised viewers and colleagues by quitting on the air, later citing frustration with their ...
Study finds mammograms lead to unneeded treatment
Mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread, a big U.S. study finds. At the same time, more than a ...
Keselowski aside, NASCAR ready to move past 2012
The season hadn't even ended before NASCAR's top executives were previewing 2013, the new "Gen 6" cars and elements of a five-year industry "action ...
US roads, airports unready for extreme weather
The nation's lifelines — its roads, airports, railways and transit systems — are getting hammered by extreme weather beyond what their builders ...
Review: Tony Bennett's meditations on show biz
"Life Is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett" (Harper Collins), by Tony Bennett When you've been as successful as Tony Bennett over 60 years in show business, ...
Stocks edge up ahead of Thanksgiving break
The stock market crept higher Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Major market indexes got a slight lift after news broke of a cease-fire ...
Financial Times' German offshoot to shut
The publisher of the Financial Times' German offshoot is set to shut the loss-making business daily, putting up to 350 jobs in jeopardy in the latest ...
Drivers pay more for gas, but still give thanks
Many drivers are giving more at the pump than a year ago but they still have reason to be thankful. Prices in many parts of the country have fallen ...
Book gift guide: 20 picks for the season
Louise Erdrich is more than this year's winner of the National Book Award for fiction. She's a bookstore owner and has some ideas for what customers ...
Oil rises after Israel-Hamas truce is announced
The price of oil rose Wednesday following the announcement of a cease-fire agreement to end a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants.
Stores try to make holiday shopping cheap and easy
This holiday season, Burger King won't be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise discounts up to ...
Turkeys: Some people eat them, some feed them
Turkeys: Main course or animal companion? OK, so it isn't even close. According to the industry group National Turkey Federation, more than 46 million ...
Gold medalist Oksana Baiul sues talent agency
Olympic gold medalist Oksana Baiul (by-YOOL') is suing a talent agency claiming it mismanaged money she earned after her gold medal-winning figure ...
Mozambique looking at building $2B railroad, port
Mozambique's government is considering a $2 billion port and railroad line project to speed the nation's coal exports to the rest of the world.
'Star Wars' 7 may bring new hope, but also letdown
Darth Vader is dead. The evil Emperor exploded after being thrown down a shaft. And Luke Skywalker and his allies destroyed both Death Stars, ...
US abortions fall 5 pct, biggest drop in a decade
U.S. abortions fell 5 percent during the recession and its aftermath in the biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade, perhaps because women are ...
Citi to slash Greek network
U.S.-based Citigroup says it will close 16 of its 37 bank branches in Greece, citing the country's recession-hit "business and economic environment" ...
Police: Customer at NM gun shop accidentally shot
An employee at a New Mexico gun shop who was unloading a handgun accidentally shot and wounded a customer in the back, authorities said Wednesday.
Measure of future US economic activity up 0.2 pct.
A measure of the U.S. economy intended to signal future activity rose only slightly last month, suggesting growth could stay weak. The Conference ...
Catholic organization sues Danish game maker
Opus Dei, the elite and powerful organization within the Roman Catholic Church, is suing a Danish publisher for alleged trademark violations involving ...
Fewer seek US jobless aid as storm distorts data
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid remained elevated for a second straight week because Superstorm Sandy forced many people to seek ...
Rate on US 30-year mortgage hits record 3.31 pct.
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell to fresh record lows this week, a trend that is boosting home sales and aiding the housing recovery.
Iran's leader stops lawmakers grilling president
Iran's supreme leader has stopped the country's parliament from grilling the president over the nation's plummeting currency and economic crisis, the ...
TV chef Art Ginsburg _ Mr. Food _ dies at 81
Art Ginsburg, the delightfully dorky television chef known as Mr. Food, died at his home in Weston, Fla., Wednesday following a struggle with ...
Teams looking closer at secondary ticket market
Chipper Jones was down to the final few games of his distinguished career when the Atlanta Braves opened a series at Pittsburgh last month.