Princeton settles suit, keeps control of donation
Princeton University will keep control most an of an estimated $600 million endowment under a settlement announced Tuesday that would end a closely watched court battle with the descendants of the money's original donor.
Luckiest guys in Vegas: Simpson's 4 accomplices
The luckiest guys in Las Vegas this week were four O.J. Simpson accomplices who walked out of court with probation while the former football star sits in prison for his role in an armed confrontation over memorabilia from his past exploits.
Workers win a big round in Chicago factory sit-in
The creditor of a Chicago plant where laid-off employees are conducting a sit-in to demand severance pay said Tuesday it would extend loans to the factory so it could resolve the dispute, though the workers declared their protest unfinished.
Maine governor's office receives suspicious powder
Police in Maine say a letter containing suspicious powder has arrived at the governor's office and it had a Texas postmark like similar mailings to eight other governors this week.
NJ commission says state should allow gay marriage
A commission has concluded that New Jersey legislators should allow gay couples to marry, setting up what could be a spirited debate over whether the state should be the first to allow gay marriage by passing a law, rather than by court mandate.
Illinois governor's arrest stuns politicos
The words on the recording sound as if they were uttered by a mob boss. Instead, the feds say, it is the governor of Illinois speaking.
China to spur slowing economy
China vowed renewed measures to revitalize its economy on Wednesday after exports tumbled and domestic demand shrank, with bleak figures from Europe showing how badly its major trading partners were faring.
Wholesale inventories, sales plunge in October
Wholesalers cut back on their inventories in October by the largest amount since the period following the 2001 terrorist attacks while they watched their sales plunge by a record amount.
Obama says critical to stabilize economy
President-elect Barack Obama said in remarks published on Wednesday he would like to move past the era of government bailouts but that right now it is important to "stabilize the patient" and save the U.S. economy from losing millions of jobs.
Stocks rise on optimism about Detroit bailout
Wall Street regained some of its optimism Wednesday and advanced on expectations that Congress will extend a lifeline to U.S. automakers and avoid a potential pitfall for the economy.
Stocks climb on energy
Stocks rose on Wednesday as a jump in the price of oil bolstered shares of energy companies, including Chevron , ahead of next week's OPEC meeting.
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Princeton University will keep control most an of an estimated $600 million endowment under a settlement announced Tuesday that would end a closely watched court battle with the descendants of the money's original donor.
Luckiest guys in Vegas: Simpson's 4 accomplices
The luckiest guys in Las Vegas this week were four O.J. Simpson accomplices who walked out of court with probation while the former football star sits in prison for his role in an armed confrontation over memorabilia from his past exploits.
Workers win a big round in Chicago factory sit-in
The creditor of a Chicago plant where laid-off employees are conducting a sit-in to demand severance pay said Tuesday it would extend loans to the factory so it could resolve the dispute, though the workers declared their protest unfinished.
Maine governor's office receives suspicious powder
Police in Maine say a letter containing suspicious powder has arrived at the governor's office and it had a Texas postmark like similar mailings to eight other governors this week.
NJ commission says state should allow gay marriage
A commission has concluded that New Jersey legislators should allow gay couples to marry, setting up what could be a spirited debate over whether the state should be the first to allow gay marriage by passing a law, rather than by court mandate.
Illinois governor's arrest stuns politicos
The words on the recording sound as if they were uttered by a mob boss. Instead, the feds say, it is the governor of Illinois speaking.
China to spur slowing economy
China vowed renewed measures to revitalize its economy on Wednesday after exports tumbled and domestic demand shrank, with bleak figures from Europe showing how badly its major trading partners were faring.
Wholesale inventories, sales plunge in October
Wholesalers cut back on their inventories in October by the largest amount since the period following the 2001 terrorist attacks while they watched their sales plunge by a record amount.
Obama says critical to stabilize economy
President-elect Barack Obama said in remarks published on Wednesday he would like to move past the era of government bailouts but that right now it is important to "stabilize the patient" and save the U.S. economy from losing millions of jobs.
Stocks rise on optimism about Detroit bailout
Wall Street regained some of its optimism Wednesday and advanced on expectations that Congress will extend a lifeline to U.S. automakers and avoid a potential pitfall for the economy.
Stocks climb on energy
Stocks rose on Wednesday as a jump in the price of oil bolstered shares of energy companies, including Chevron , ahead of next week's OPEC meeting.
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