The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City and St. Joseph says a tentative $10 million deal has been reached to settle 47 sexual abuse claims against a dozen clergy or former clergy.

An argument between two debate coaches that was caught on video was not the sharp-witted dialogue typically associated with college debate teams. Instead, the two traded profanity-laced barbs and one of them pulled down his shorts, exposing his underwear.

An argument between two debate coaches that was caught on video was not the sharp-witted dialogue typically associated with college debate teams. Instead, the two traded profanity-laced barbs and one of them pulled down his shorts, exposing his underwear.

A Time Warner Cable Inc. customer is suing the cable operator to end a practice the telephone industry has long dropped.

First came H&R Block Inc. Then the downtown Kansas City, Mo.’s resurrection followed.

Sprint Nextel Corp. said late Thursday it has canceled a proposed $3 billion convertible stock offering that it had announced the day before.

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s up-and-down road to recovery continued Wednesday as the company reported adjusted second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations as well as a slower loss of subscribers.

Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it swung to a second-quarter loss on severance and other charges but still beat Wall Street expectations.

Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel says it swung to a second-quarter loss on severance and other costs. But it also says it’s slowing the loss of customers.