Deflation might sound like a good thing. Yet it can be even rougher on the economy than the more familiar phenomenon of inflation, because it’s harder to get rid...

A San Diego jury has convicted a man of murder for killing a professional surfer with a punch during a scuffle.

Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri admitted Tuesday that he broke state ethics rules for a fourth time by hiring a niece to work in his office.

The government sought Tuesday to dismiss concerns that it might try to delay rollout of the new GI Bill, pledging to be ready to handle growing claims in veterans...

Wall Street retreated in another turbulent session Tuesday, as investors refrained from making big bets in a volatile market battered by a stream of weak economic...

Shares of Corning Inc. tumbled 17 percent to a five-year low Tuesday after the specialty glass maker lowered its fourth-quarter sales and profit guidance to reflect...

Four illegal immigrants were found in the back of a Wal-Mart truck, and the driver and two alleged accomplices were accused of trying to smuggle them through a Border...

Citigroup Inc. shares continued to fall Tuesday, as the struggling bank disclosed it expects consumer loan losses to rise sharply through the first half of 2009.

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A judge dismissed charges against a Filipino doctor accused of defrauding the U.S. military’s health care program by submitting $2 million worth of bogus claims,...

Treasury bonds advanced Tuesday after a government report showed that wholesale prices plunged a record amount in October, a drop that could indicate a rising threat of...

Democratic leaders in Congress on Tuesday threw their weight behind a proposal to use $24 billion in government funds to help struggling borrowers, a move opposed by...

A spokesman for a Mexican billionaire who owns a large stake in Circuit City says there’s great market opportunity in the company, which is under bankruptcy...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has opened his climate change summit in Beverly Hills, Calif., telling attendees from 19 other countries they can protect both the...

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation law that restricts drug company access to some information...

Authorities say someone must have information about the 1987 disappearance of a little Florida girl whose skeletal remains were found 10 months later. They’re...

Hundreds of thousands of baby boomer women who think they’ve found an antidote to aging in cosmetic facial fillers must be better informed of possible risks,...

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and German Chancellor Angela are taking a wait-and-see posture on aid to the auto industries that power both economies, while closely...

The top U.S. military officer says the Taliban is doing well right now, and it’s no surprise that the militants would reject settlement talks with the Afghan...

The National Association of Home Builders says its housing market index plunged to another record low this month as the U.S. financial crisis, rising unemployment and...