
2 hours ago - By Associated Press
Oral Roberts, a pioneer in televangelism who founded a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university that bears his name, died Tuesday. He was 91. Roberts died of complications from pneumonia in Newport Beach, Calif., according to his spokesman, A. Larry Ross. The evangelist was hospitalized after a fall on Saturday. He had survived two heart attacks in the 1990s and a broken hip in 2006. Complete Story...

37 minutes ago - By Michael Casey, Associated Press Writer
If they fail to reach a climate deal in Copenhagen, world leaders flying in their private jets and huddling in five-star hotels will have little to show for their efforts beyond a big, fat carbon footprint.

2 hours ago - By Associated Press
Arrests warrants have been issued for actor Randy Quaid and his wife after they failed to appear for a court hearing, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
2 hours ago - By Associated Press
Authorities in South Florida are searching for a man who held up a Fort Lauderdale bank shirtless then fled with a woman who sported a belt made of handcuffs. According to a news release from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the man demanded money from a teller at a Bank of America branch on Friday afternoon and implied he had a weapon. The teller gave the man an unspecified amount of cash, and he then fled on foot with the woman.

2 hours ago - By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer
Thirteen patients with healthy new kidneys from what's believed to be the world's largest kidney exchange met the donors who made it happen Tuesday — including three who are sure to face the question, "Why?"

2 hours ago - By David Espo, AP Special Correspondent
President Barack Obama urged Senate Democrats to overcome the last, lingering disputes blocking agreement on a national health care overhaul Tuesday, declaring they were "on the precipice" of enacting historic legislation that has eluded administrations and lawmakers for decades.

4 hours ago - By Associated Press
An 8-year-old boy was sent home from school and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after he was asked to make a Christmas drawing and came up with what appeared to be a stick figure of Jesus on a cross, the child's father said Tuesday.

20 minutes ago - By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Writer
The cash-strapped agency that runs New York City subways and buses is considering a proposal to end free rides for schoolchildren, a move that would cost half a million city students nearly $1,000 per year in transportation costs.
20 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. said Tuesday it has named Paris Re chief risk officer Jerome Carre as its group risk management director, effective Jan. 1.
22 minutes ago - By The Associated Press, HO
The founder of XTO Energy stands to get near $43 million in cash and stock after the natural gas producer agreed to be bought by Exxon Mobil in a deal worth about $30 billion, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.
24 minutes ago - By The Associated Press, HO
The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
24 minutes ago - By Nigel Duara, Associated Press Writer
A day after the state released a 121-page report examining Iowa's system of tax breaks for businesses, some speakers at a public hearing Tuesday lauded the credits for helping draw jobs to the state while others called for greater accountability.
26 minutes ago - By Associated Press
SEI Investments Co., a provider of asset management and other investment services, said Tuesday its board declared a dividend of 9 cents per share.
25 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. and Cox Communications Inc. said Tuesday they have completed a deal that gives Scripps a controlling stake in the Travel Channel.
26 minutes ago - By Alan Sayre, AP Business Writer
A dour economy and a traditionally slow time for the casino business translated last month into a 16.7 percent drop in gambling revenue from the previous November for Louisiana's state-licensed casinos, state police reported Tuesday.
27 minutes ago - By Associated Press
ViaSat Inc., which makes wireless communication systems, said Tuesday it has bought WildBlue Communications Inc.
29 minutes ago - By Associated Press
RailAmerica Inc., a North American railroad company purchased by private equity firm Fortress Investment Group LLC in 2007, said Tuesday it has made several executive appointments.
29 minutes ago - By Associated Press
St. Thomas baseball coach Dennis Denning is retiring.
30 minutes ago - By Associated Press
A developer's plan to move the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn has gotten a boost from Wall Street.
29 minutes ago - By Associated Press
A construction consultant and project manager, Hill International, said Tuesday it had bought Boyken International Inc. to expand its presence in the South.
31 minutes ago - By Dionne Walker, Associated Press Writer
Economic forecasters on Tuesday predicted the good, the bad and the ugly: Georgia has weathered the worst of its job losses, but a worsening commercial real estate market will help keep the state's recovery lagging behind the nation's well into 2011.
35 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday its shares could be delisted from Nasdaq because the company does not comply with the exchange's $10 million minimum shareholder equity requirement.
1 hour ago - By Associated Press
The book Stanley Dudek finally returned to the New Bedford Public Library this week wasn't overdue by a week, a month or even a year. It was nearly a century overdue. "Facts I Ought to Know about the Government of My Country" was supposed to have been returned on May 10, 1910.
37 minutes ago - By Chris Blank, Associated Press Writer
A parents' warning to their lawmaker son that some activities could appear unethical prompted another proposal Tuesday to tighten the rules for how Missouri legislators, lobbyists and other public officials behave.

38 minutes ago - By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer
The economy flashed a warning sign of inflation Tuesday, but the recovery is so fragile that experts say a doomsday scenario of runaway prices and higher interest rates is a long way off, if it happens at all.