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Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor
Growth may lead Fed to slow bond buys
WASHINGTON (AP) - A stronger-than-expected rise in U.S. economic growth last quarter will likely strengthen the hand of Federal Reserve officials who want to s…
Voight worked for scale for 'Midnight Cowboy' role
NEW YORK - It was Jon Voight's portrayal of male prostitute Joe Buck in the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy" that put him on the path to becoming an acting legend. Now he says he was paid a pittance for the part.
Slow day at the drive through
NEW YORK - Fast-food workers and their supporters beat drums, blew whistles and chanted slogans Thursday on picket lines in dozens of U.S. cities, marking the …
U.S. considersacting alone against Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Thursday prepared for the possibility of launching unilateral American military action against Syria within days as…
Supersize my paycheck
NEW YORK - Fast-food customers in search of burgers and fries today might run into striking workers instead.
Merrill Lynch settles discrimination lawsuit
CHICAGO - Lawyers for hundreds of black financial advisers have reached a $160 million settlement in a lawsuit accusing Wall Street brokerage giant Merrill Lynch of racial discrimination, a plaintiffs' attorney sai…
Consumer confidence rises
Conservative group presses McConnell on health law
Bail set at $2 million in veteran murder case
Guards help escort Chicago kids to new schools
'The Butler' did it, again
U.S. overhauls process for recognizing tribes
GM gets back in the Super Bowl
A barnyard like no other
Nasdaq breakdown puts pressure on crisis work
WASHINGTON - The latest high-tech disruption in the financial markets increases the pressure on Nasdaq and other electronic exchanges to take steps to avoid future breakdowns and manage them better if they do occur.