A federal judge says the Corps of Engineers was knowingly negligent about the MRGO. Do you trust the Corps to fix the flood control system in Southeast Louisiana and keep you safe?
Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
CHICAGO (AP) -- For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night....
GM says improved quarter shows signs of stability
DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors, its river of red ink stemmed by a trip through bankruptcy court, reported a narrower quarterly loss and said it would start repaying billions of dollars in government loans that helped keep it alive....
Ohio Parker-Broderick surrogacy case goes to jury
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio police chief accused of burgling the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick abused his authority and tried to "blame it all on being a joke," a prosecutor said Friday in closing arguments of the chief's trial....
NYC TV newsman guilty of attempted assault on wife
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Cable television newsman Dominic Carter, an influential reporter on New York politics, was convicted Friday of an attempted assault on his wife....
Dell makes new green move with bamboo packaging
SEATTLE (AP) -- Bamboo has sprouted all over. It's being used everywhere from floorboards to tableware to inline skates and T-shirts, as consumers increasingly seek out products considered gentler on the Earth....