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September 22, 2016

Spain: US mining exec, 2 others fined for water pollution

A Spanish court has convicted and fined an American mining company executive and two other people for environmental offences ...

September 19, 2016

Miller sues ski supplier Head, eyes racing with other brand

Six-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller has sued ski manufacturer Head as he wants to resume World Cup racing with a different ...

September 16, 2016

Residents near ex-Navy bases sue makers of firefighting foam

Residents near two former suburban Navy bases are suing producers of firefighting foam once used there, claiming they ...

September 15, 2016

Wife of Greek central bank head targeted in corruption probe

A Greek judiciary official says corruption prosecutors have raided the offices of a company run by the wife of the country's ...

September 15, 2016

VR arrives at Tokyo Game Show, counted on to revive industry

Virtual reality has arrived for real at the Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's biggest exhibitions for the latest in fun and ...

September 07, 2016

IOC will cooperate with Brazilian Olympic ticket probe

The International Olympic Committee promised to cooperate Wednesday with Brazilian authorities in the ticket scalping ...

September 06, 2016

French auction workers convicted in vast theft scam

A Paris court convicted two auctioneers and 33 other people working for France's biggest auction house Tuesday in a vast, ...

September 05, 2016

French ex-minister in court over tax fraud, money laundering

A former French budget minister went on trial Monday accused of hiding his wealth in tax havens around the world — while at ...

September 03, 2016

Correction: Brazil-Political Crisis story

In a story Sept. 3 about a sprawling corruption investigation at state oil company Petrobras, The Associated Press reported ...

August 31, 2016

Volkswagen stakes hopes of US sales revival on new SUV

Volkswagen's new SUV comes with a feature that automatically controls braking to each wheel as the seven-seater descends on ...

August 30, 2016

The Latest: White House worries Apple deal to cost taxpayers

The Latest on the European Union's decision that Apple must pay billions in back taxes (all times local): 6:10 p.m. The White ...

August 29, 2016

Over 40 pct. of VW owners seek emissions cheating settlement

About 210,000 owners of Volkswagens with 2-liter diesel engines that cheat on emissions tests have registered to settle with ...

August 25, 2016

Blatter says he will accept verdict as CAS appeal begins

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter arrived for a marathon appeal hearing against a six-year ban from football on Thursday, ...

August 23, 2016

Beer mega merger: what court ruling means for troubled deal

A British court has ruled that two groups of shareholders in brewing company SABMiller should vote separately on the 79 ...

August 22, 2016

Republicans to query firms that ran Clinton's private server

Republicans stepped up their attacks Monday on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server and ...

August 21, 2016

Police seize more Irish Olympic executives' passports in Rio

Police are blocking Ireland's top four Olympic executives from leaving Brazil as their ticket scalping investigation expanded ...

August 09, 2016

Led Zeppelin loses fight for legal fees in 'Stairway' case

Led Zeppelin may have won the copyright war over its creation of "Stairway to Heaven," but it lost its battle Monday to ...

August 05, 2016

Norwegian oil company sues Marshall County over taxes

A Norwegian oil company that overpaid its property taxes by almost $350,000 is suing after Marshall County denied it a refund

July 27, 2016

Spanish court convicts 11 in pyramid-scheme stamp fraud

Spain's National Court has sentenced 11 former company directors to prison terms of between two and 12 years for running a ...