
35 minutes ago - By John Rogers, Associated Press Writer
Accidents happen, the people at the Accidental Wine Company like to say. Good thing for them that they do, too, or the Accidental Wine Company would be out of business. Complete Story...
1 hour ago - By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press Writer
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed stricter health standards for smog, replacing a Bush-era limit that ran counter to scientific recommendations.
10 minutes ago - By Joshua Freed, AP Airlines Writer
It looks like the pilot union at United Airlines will be trying to get along better with the airline's management.
15 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Love for each other and the environment — and creative thriftiness — have prompted a Spokane couple to collect aluminum cans to help pay for their wedding.
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23 minutes ago - By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press Writer
Houston police say a high school student has confessed to hiring a friend to kill his mother and that both have been charged with capital murder in her death.
24 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Bakers Footwear Group Inc., which sells women's shoes, said Thursday that after a key sales figure rose 9.9 percent in December it expects to report much higher fourth-quarter income than a year earlier.
25 minutes ago - By Joe Mandak, Associated Press Writer
A defense contractor with ties to Rep. John Murtha has been suspended again from bidding on government contracts, this time for paying more than $200,000 in kickbacks to another contractor turned government witness.
28 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Natural gas producer Forest Oil Corp. said Thursday it will increase capital spending by 18 percent this year as it expands drilling activity.
33 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Retailer Ross Stores Inc. boosted its fourth-quarter outlook Thursday after posting sharply higher December sales.
47 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Modern relationships can be complex. Just ask White House budget director Peter Orszag, whose ex-girlfriend gave birth to his daughter a few weeks before he got engaged to a different woman.
51 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Slovakia's interior minister has accepted the resignation of senior police official Tibor Mako after a failed security test led to explosives being carried on board a flight to Ireland.
35 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Precious metals explorer Goldcorp Inc. said Thursday it would buy a 70 percent stake in a copper-gold mining project in north-central Chile.
36 minutes ago - By Associated Press
In a Dec. 27 obituary of civil rights attorney Percy Sutton, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Sutton's father, Samuel, was a former slave. A family spokeswoman, Terrie Williams, says that Sutton's father lived in times of U.S. slavery but was not enslaved. In a videotaped oral history, Sutton said that his family had believed for years that his father had been born into slavery in Virginia, but found out later that his father was born free in Texas.
39 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Discount store operator Duckwall-Alco Stores Inc. said Thursday that December sales in its stores that have been open at least a year fell 2.3 percent from a year earlier as consumers held back on spending.
43 minutes ago - By Tim Huber, AP Business Writer
Coal producer Massey Energy is upping Chief Executive Don Blankenship's potential pay.
44 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Kohl's Corp. raised its fourth-quarter profit guidance on Thursday after December sales climbed at a faster-than-expected pace as shoppers gravitated toward its discount prices during the holidays.

3 hours ago - By Karin Laub, Associated Press Writer
Gaza militants fired at least 10 mortar shells at Israel on Thursday, a day after Israel announced it successfully tested a high-tech shield against future mortar and rocket attacks from the Hamas-ruled territory.

47 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Rafael Nadal reached the semifinals of the Qatar Open after Steve Darcis of Belgium retired with a back problem Thursday while trailing 6-1, 2-0.
50 minutes ago - By Douglas Rice, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
With government revenues low and spending high, it's no wonder that new tax rules have emerged. The new Roth IRA rules may be one of the few tax changes that provide a win-win opportunity for both investors and the government.
1 hour ago - By Associated Press
Authorities say a man who took off his clothes and began jogging in near-freezing temperatures near the White House has been taken into custody and hospitalized for a mental evaluation.
52 minutes ago - By Associated Press
Watch and accessories maker Fossil Inc. said Thursday that it expects its fourth-quarter profit to be higher than the top of the range it forecast because its sales were better than expected.
1 hour ago - By Associated Press
Women's apparel retailer Cato Corp. on Thursday sharply raised its fourth-quarter guidance as it reported that sales in stores open at least one year climbed 7 percent in December.
1 hour ago - By Associated Press
Home decor retailer Kirkland's Inc. said Thursday that sales in November and December at its stores that had been open at least one year rose 9.7 percent from 2008.

1 hour ago - By Associated Press
General Motors made its first mass-produced electric car battery Thursday as it gears up to sell the new Chevrolet Volt to the general public later this year.