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Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor
Facing an uphill battle
SAN FRANCISCO - Dell's board rejected CEO Michael Dell's attempt to change the voting rules for his bid to buy the slumping personal computer maker, a decision…
Explosions rock gas plant
Hudson's Bay buying Saks for $2.4 billion
McCain's POW cellmate passes
Washington's newest odd couple
U.S.: No death penalty for Snowden if convicted
WASHINGTON - Striving to get Edward Snowden back to America, U.S., Attorney General Eric Holder has assured the Russian government the U.S. has no plans to seek the death penalty for the former National Security Ag…
It takes a 'war room' to launch Netflix series
LOS GATOS, Calif. - Netflix's Internet video subscription service works around the clock, but it's unusual for more than two dozen of the company's engineers a…
Muted after Sept. 11, NSA critics energized
WASHINGTON - After 9/11, there were no shades of gray. There are plenty now.
Asian profits boost Ford's 2Q
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Ford Motor Co. is finally becoming the well-rounded company it aspires to be.
Soda drinkers put a cap on it
NEW YORK - It seems that not even Beyonce or new, lower-calorie options can convince Americans to drink more soda.
Grim Caterpillar outlook tugs stocks mostly lower
NEW YORK (AP) - A gloomy outlook from Caterpillar, the world's largest construction equipment company, tugged the stock market lower Wednesday.
Door-to-door delivery kicked to the curb?
WASHINGTON - Door-to-door mail delivery is about as American as apple pie. With the Postal Service facing billions of dollars in annual losses, that tradition …
FDA: Menthol cigarettes likely pose health risk
RICHMOND, Va. - A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not make a recommendation on whether to limit or ban…
Obama, lawmakers square off over NSA
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration squared off with skeptical lawmakers Tuesday over efforts to terminate the government's authority to collect phone records of millions of Americans, a proposition that exposed …
Report: Economic concerns drive college choices
WASHINGTON (AP) - College costs are driving decisions about which schools to attend, what to study and even where to live, according to a report from loan giant Sallie Mae.