US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the...

Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

NEW YORK — The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising...

TD Bank named in lawsuit connected to $100M fraud probe

MIAMI —Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday...

J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit soars on coffee

PORTLAND, Ore. — J.M. Smucker Co. nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers...

GOP Senate candidate Scott Brown blasts NY trial for Mohammed

Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown wants President Barack Obama to overrule the attorney general on trying...

UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

BERKELEY, Calif. - Students barricaded themselves inside buildings on University of California campuses to protest...

Prosecutor: Man used power saw to dismember father

Prosecutors say a Boston man beat his 70-year-old father to death, then used a power saw to cut his body to pieces...

Adams police officer quits after child porn charge

ADAMS — A veteran Adams police officer accused of viewing child pornography on a computer in the evidence...

‘Big Brother 9’ winner seeks bail in drug case

The winner of the CBS reality TV show "Big Brother 9" accused of trying to sell a powerful prescription painkiller...

NH father wishes his son had learned lesson

CONCORD, N.H. — James Marks thinks back to last summer when a judge showed leniency to his son, who was arrested...

Man accused of taping Erin Andrews to appear in court

LOS ANGELES — An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin...

Obama drops by daughter Sasha’s school for event

BETHESDA, Md. — Fresh from his weeklong trip through Asia, President Barack Obama is taking time to catch...

Volkswagen, Porsche move closer to merger

FRANKFURT — German carmakers Volkswagen AG and Porsche said Friday they had come closer to merging the two...

Senate panel to mull Bernanke nomination on Dec. 3

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s nomination to a second term will be the subject...

Texas high court to rehear Exxon sabotage case

DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court will again hear arguments in a 15-year legal battle over accusations that...