Updated: 7:02 PM George Zimmer, the ousted founder and executive chairman of Men's Wearhouse, says Wednesday he was dismissed after he and the company's board disagreed about how it should look.

Posted: 3:46 PM The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year.

Posted: 3:30 PM An FBI excavation has turned up possible human remains at a home once occupied by a famed gangster who inspired Robert De Niro's character in the movie "Goodfellas," authorities said Wednesday.

Posted: 3:16 PM Police say three people are dead and a fourth is injured in a shooting at a condominium building in Louisville, Ky.

Posted: 1:34 PM A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver is forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes.

Posted: 1:32 PM Stocks are closing sharply lower and bond yields are rising after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could slow its massive bond purchases this year.

Updated: 1:53 PM The father of a Russian man killed while being questioned about ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he has brought the body to Russia for burial.

Posted: 1:03 PM A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for binding and blindfolding two of his children in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern Kansas.

Posted: 5:53 AM Former investigators of the TWA Flight 800 crash off Long Island are calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the case.

Updated: 8:06 AM President Barack Obama says lives have been saved by sweeping surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency.

Updated: 10:47 PM Johnny Rockets, the Orange County-based burger chain with 1950s flair, has been sold to a private equity firm that targets underperforming and specialty companies.

Posted: 7:29 PM The American Beverage Association says efforts by the mayors of 18 cities to stop food stamps from being used to buy sugary drinks won't make the nation healthier.

Posted: 6:41 PM United Airlines says an oil filter issue has prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Posted: 4:49 PM The National Weather Service says radar shows a tornado briefly touched down over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms and stairwells until a tornado warning passed.

Updated: 4:02 PM The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.

Posted: 3:57 PM The Republican-led House has passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill, giving conservatives a claim to progress in their campaign against legal abortions and Democrats another reason to claim that the Republican agenda is anti-women.

Updated: 11:25 PM Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire.

Updated: 7:58 AM U.S. safety regulators are investigating problems with air bag sensors in the seats of some small Suzuki SUVs.

Updated: 3:18 PM The three minor children of a man whose suicide was broadcast live on television are suing Fox News Channel, claiming that watching the footage of their father shooting himself in the head has left them emotionally traumatized.

Updated: 3:19 PM A 3-week-old kitten survived a 1,000-mile trip across two states inside the engine of a Honda Fit and is expected to make a full recovery.

Updated: 8:02 AM President Obama said that two National Security Agency programs recently revealed through leaked secret documents were “transparent” and, in an interview with PBS’s Charlie Rose on Sunday, he dismissed concerns that the programs were vulnerable to abuse by government officials.

Posted: 1:50 AM Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon.

Posted: 1:48 AM Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country's armed forces are taking over the lead for security around the country from the U.S.-led NATO coalition.

Updated: 10:41 PM The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed.

Updated: 10:15 PM Chrysler is expected to file papers Tuesday explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs.