Federal prosecutors in Connecticut say a scheme to manipulate the financial statements of the world’s largest insurance company, American International Group...

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State...

The nation’s unemployment rate bolted above the psychologically important 6 percent level last month for the first time in five years _ and it’s likely to...

General Electric Co. says the Securities and Exchange Commission staff has notified the company it may recommend fines and other action for possible violations of...

General Electric Co. says it has been informed that the Securities and Exchange Commission may recommend fines and other action for possible violations of securities...

It’s the season for Alaskans to be rewarded just for living here and this year’s take is extra sweet: $3,269, a record share of the state’s oil wealth...

Four San Diego men have been sentenced to between 90 and 210 days in jail for their roles in the beating death of professional surfer Emery Kauanui...

Police have cordoned off an area around a bank in northern Illinois where authorities say a suspect has taken at least one hostage.

The New York Times plans to reduce the number of standalone sections of the New York metropolitan editions of the newspaper, a move designed to save money by cutting...

Database provider InfoGroup Inc. says it no longer faces the threat of being delisted, but the Nasdaq plans to reprimand the firm publicly.

Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor will lead the state Democratic Party after the shooting death of its chairman, Bill Gwatney.

In terms of drawing a television audience, John McCain and Barack Obama are in a virtual dead heat.

A Pennsylvania dentist has been charged with the Jersey Shore’s most serious beach-dumping case in two decades, medical waste that sullied the coast in a popular...

The Idaho Vandals football team is dumping the letter “I” from the buttocks region of players’ new pants following a season-opening 70-0 loss to the...

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Friday that he is unlikely to delay plans for an important test in North Carolina that could disrupt...

A Massachusetts doctor has been fired and lost the right to renew his medical license for allegedly trying to give a pregnant woman an epidural while drunk.

The Idaho Vandals football team is dumping the letter “I” from the buttocks region of players’ new pants following a season-opening 70-0 loss to the...

Stocks have ended an erratic session mostly higher, recovering from steep losses that followed a worrisome reading on the nation’s job market. After an early...

Iraq is about to become an unusual common ground for the presidential candidates, despite its divisiveness as a campaign issue. Sons of both vice presidential nominees...