Steven Spielberg is executive producing "Jurassic Park 4," which is set for release in 3-D on June 13, 2014. The script was written by "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver.

During testimony Thursday before a House subcommittee, a Pentagon official would not say whether the Obama administration's yet-to-be submitted budget for 2014 would include a formal request for more base closings.

Fewer Americans sought unemployment aid last week, reducing the average number of weekly applications last month to a five-year low. The drop shows that fewer layoffs are strengthening the job market.

A month after a Carnival cruise ship was stranded for five days in the Gulf of Mexico, another of its cruise ships is reporting equipment problems in the Caribbean.

Police say they're searching an upstate New York village after exchanging fire with a man suspected of killing four people and wounding two others.

Nissan is recalling five of its 2013 models in the U.S. because a faulty sensor can permanently turn off the front-seat passenger air bag.

President Barack Obama is conceding "we're probably not going to be able to get a deal" on budget, tax and spending issues with Congress if Republicans continue to insist that no new revenues can be raised unless entitlement programs are significantly overhauled.

President Barack Obama is opening the door to the possibility of a resumption of White House tours, if it can be worked out.

Hedge fund manager William Ackman is applauding a consumer group's push for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Herbalife is a pyramid scheme.

The U.S. Coast Guard says a tug boat and a barge collided with a pipeline south of New Orleans, injuring four and leading to a blaze visible from miles away.

Federal regulators have approved a Boeing plan to redesign the 787 Dreamliner's fire-prone lithium-ion batteries, although extensive testing will be needed before the planes can fly passengers again.

The judge in the deadly Colorado movie theater shooting case entered a not guilty plea on behalf of James Holmes on Tuesday after the former graduate student's defense team said he was not ready to enter one.

Until now, it was up to animal shelters to ease the fears, knowing if they didn't, euthanasia was the likely alternative. But this week, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opens its Behavioral Rehabilitation Center at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, N.J.

Clicking those friendly blue "like" buttons strewn across the Web may be doing more than marking you as a fan of Coca-Cola or Lady Gaga.

Diners will have to wait a little longer to find calorie counts on most restaurant chain menus, in supermarkets and on vending machines.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that book signings for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick scheduled at Barnes & Noble have been canceled because of threats against him.

Authorities say they are aware of a website that has posted what it claims are credit reports and other identifying information on celebrities and government officials.

Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street for a seventh straight day, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average further into record territory.

New York City's groundbreaking limit on the size of sugar-laden drinks has been struck down by a judge shortly before it was set to take effect.

A military aircraft from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island crashed in Eastern Washington on Monday morning.

D.C. police now say 13 people were injured in a drive-by shooting in northwest Washington.

A jury has convicted former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on corruption charges after a five-month trial.

A researcher says widespread interest in the world of the undead isn't just a random fad.

Actress Ashley Judd is on the verge of announcing her bid to become the next U.S. Senator from Kentucky. If she runs she will face off against Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in the 2014 election.

An international organization that certifies fisheries as being sustainably run has given its seal of approval to the Maine lobster fishery.