Market reacts coolly to bank bailout repayment
Investors reacted coolly to word that 10 of the nation’s largest banks can repay $68 billion in bailout money. Stocks zigzagged in a narrow range after the Treasury Department’s widely expected...
Natalie Cole announces first post-surgery concert
Natalie Cole is preparing for her comeback performance less than a month after a successful kidney transplant. The Grammy-winning singer says she’ll perform Sept. 9 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The...
Mexico says flu ebbing, lowers alert level
Mexican officials lowered their swine flu alert level in the capital on Monday and said they will allow cafes, museums and libraries to reopen this week, even as world health officials weighed raising...
Sotomayor rests ankle during Senate meetings
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is resting her broken ankle, having senators come see her in the Capitol instead of hobbling through hallways to visit them. Sotomayor said Tuesday she feels great...
US, Europe look to partnership on Mars exploration
For almost half a century, the United States has dominated the exploration of Mars from the first grainy black-and-white pictures of the craggy surface to the more recent discovery of ice. Now, budget...
For Mainieri, LSU success brings joy and relief
Paul Mainieri’s eyes smiled as he envisioned a purple-and-gold armada bringing jambalaya, gumbo and Mardi Gras beads north to Nebraska. Such staples of Louisiana life are in abundance around Rosenblatt...
Despite prepaid lift, Sprint Nextel loss widens
Despite a widening net loss, Sprint Nextel Corp. finally got some good news in its long recovery Monday, as a big surge in “prepaid” customers offset another nightmarish drop in valuable subscribers...
Jury selection starts for ex-congressman Jefferson
Jury selection for former Congressman William Jefferson’s corruption trial is starting in suburban Washington. Jefferson is a Louisiana Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans until losing...
Billionaire Hariri favored to be Lebanon’s next PM
Saad Hariri, the billionaire businessman and son of a slain former prime minister, is emerging as the favorite to lead Lebanon’s government after his pro-Western coalition fended off a serious challenge...
Conn. widow: foul play possible in cruise case
The family of a Connecticut man who disappeared from his honeymoon cruise in 2005 says federal authorities believed he was the victim of foul play, according to records released Monday. But the man’s...