The Rev. Al Sharpton says he feels vindicated by the outcome of a federal investigation of election law violations during his 2004 presidential campaign.

When outfielder Elijah Dukes made a personal appearance at a Virginia Little League’s season-opening gathering for a little extra cash a few hours before a Washington Nationals game, he turned up late at his day job and was fined.

State and federal authorities announced Monday that DuPont and Lucite International have agreed to pay $2 million to settle air pollution violations at a West Virginia plant.

A mother of three was arrested when she tried to pay a 13-year-old fine for a youthful misstep. Christina Dugan Lloyd was sorting old papers when she found a $2,000 citation from 1996 she said she forgot about. The offense: speeding through Utah with an e

Fine Cotton, a thoroughbred at the center of one of Australia’s biggest horse racing scandals, died Friday.

The international energy giant BP has agreed to pay almost $180 million to settle a pollution case with the government.

Canadian regulators are seeking a record penalty that could be as high as US$80 million from the two top executives of BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion for their role in a stock option-granting controversy, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported Thursda

Britain’s Financial Services Authority fined insurance broker Aon Ltd. 5.25 million pounds ($8 million) on Thursday for weak anti-bribery controls _ the largest penalty of its kind.

Temple University will begin offering a fine arts prize worth $150,000 to the winner of a juried competition.

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards calls his $25,000 fine for hits against Tampa Bay two weeks ago “ridiculous” and “outrageous.”