Nov 5 - By Associated Press
A Minnesota hamburger parlor and McDonald's Corp. have settled a federal lawsuit over the phrase, "Who's your patty?"
Nov 4 - By John Milburn, Associated Press Writer
With hundreds of new jobs at stake, Kansas officials are keeping an eye on the competition for an Air Force contract to build a new refueling plane.
Oct 29 - By Associated Press
A fight broke out Thursday at a Reno, Nev., clinic giving shots for swine flu when someone reportedly tried to cut in line.
Oct 28 - By Associated Press
An Iowa City man has been charged with assault after getting into a broom fight with a woman. The Johnson County sheriff's office said the fight began when a 54-year-old man was awakened early Tuesday by a woman cleaning the house.
Oct 27 - By Donna Borak, AP Business Writer
A bipartisan group of lawmakers who support Boeing in its bid for a $35 billion tanker contract want President Barack Obama to force the Air Force to include a recent World Trade Organization ruling against Airbus in its decision.

Oct 22 - By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press Writer
The fight between Monster and Vermonster has been settled.

Oct 19 - By Terry Collins, Associated Press Writer
Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable won't face charges after being investigated over allegations that he assaulted one of his assistants, ending a two-month saga that was a cloud over the team's season.

Oct 18 - By Erik Schelzig, Associated Press Writer
Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday urged his followers not to become complacent by President Barack Obama's election and to work to repair communities.
Oct 15 - By Associated Press
Apparently one Sheboygan County Jail inmate isn't a fan of "The Office." Prosecutors said an argument over the NBC sitcom led to a scuffle that resulted in a fresh felony charge against one inmate. The criminal complaint filed this week says two inmates were watching the show last week when 18-year-old Shacoya S. Crawley told them she wanted to watch something else.

Oct 15 - By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Writer
Chief Justice John Roberts once famously and controversially described a judge's role as akin to an umpire who merely calls balls and strikes.
Oct 14 - By Tracie Cone, Associated Press Writer
The Humane Society of the United States filed complaints Wednesday against the International House of Pancakes, alleging that the restaurant chain lies about the living conditions of the chickens that lay the eggs for its omelets and pancakes.
Oct 13 - By Associated Press
The claws are coming out in court case over a Georgia cat. 86-year-old Fauniel Kliemt has been charged with stealing a long-haired cat she said was a stray. Kliemt pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of theft of lost or mislaid property. The case began in 2007 ago when a neighbor gave her the cat.

Oct 12 - By John Curran, Associated Press Writer
Forget David and Goliath. This fight's between Matt and Monster.
Oct 8 - By Associated Press
There was a fist fight at a Claiborne County church and now the building has burned to the ground. Detective Capt. David Honeycutt with the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office said the fire was being investigated and a look at the fight is a strong element of it. The cause of the fire late Friday or early Saturday hasn't been determined. Honeycutt said there was no indication of an electrical malfunction.
Oct 7 - By Associated Press
Eight California inmates have been injured after a fight erupted in a dining hall at Folsom State Prison.
Oct 5 - By Associated Press
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is watching as authorities investigate allegations that Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable assaulted one of his assistants.

Oct 2 - By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Writer
Texas gave birth to the modern oil industry, invented the handheld calculator and sent man to the moon. But can the Lone Star State cure cancer?
Oct 1 - By Donna Borak, AP Business Writer
A Senate Republican who backs Northrop Grumman Corp.'s bid for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract wants to withhold funding until the service resolves a company gripe with the competition.

Oct 1 - By Catherine Tsai, Associated Press Writer
Famuer Rasmussen Jr. and five other farmers filed what they thought was a routine request to grow genetically modified sugar beets on public land in Colorado's Boulder County. The county already had allowed genetically altered corn.
Sep 29 - By Denise Lavoie, AP Legal Affairs Writer
A Massachusetts company that claims rare film footage of the late John Lennon was stolen and sold to Yoko Ono without its permission asked a federal judge Tuesday to award it $6.3 million in damages.
Sep 27 - By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Writer
Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, awaiting trial on charges he ran a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, will be moved from the lockup where he got into a jail fight that resulted in him being hospitalized for a concussion.

Sep 24 - By Donna Borak, AP Business Writer
The Pentagon has given Boeing Co. an "unfair" advantage in the latest competition for a troubled $35 billion tanker contract, a Northrop Grumman Corp. executive said Tuesday.
Sep 23 - By Associated Press
Chinese prosecutors have indicted 11 people in a factory brawl that led days later to deadly rioting in the Muslim far west.
Sep 22 - By Associated Press
A Brown University football player has been convicted of misdemeanor assault in connection with a fight in a bar where he was working as a bouncer.
Sep 21 - By Associated Press
Authorities are looking for a California man accused of fatally shooting his 31-year-old son after the son failed to drive him and others straight home after a night out in Las Vegas.