Posted: 10:34 AM A New York federal appeals court has reversed the convictions of two former Ernst & Young partners. They were accused of defrauding the United States by selling illegal tax shelters to wealthy individuals.
Posted: 10:25 AM Lottery officials say 1 of 2 winning Powerball tickets sold at store in suburban Phoenix.
Posted: 10:31 AM After meeting with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (GYT'-nur), House Speaker John Boehner says Democrats still haven't recommended cuts to government benefit programs as part of a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
Posted: 8:52 AM Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston for treatment of a lingering cough.
Posted: 8:45 AM Hostess Brands Inc. plans to ask for a judge's approval Thursday to give its top executives bonuses totaling up to $1.8 million as part of its wind-down plans.
Posted: 8:48 AM The White House says President Barack Obama will meet privately Thursday with his vanquished rival Mitt Romney, their first face-to-face encounter since the election.
Posted: 8:46 AM The U.S. economy grew at a faster 2.7 percent annual rate from July through September, although the strength may fade in the final months of the year.
Posted: 5:30 AM A photo of a policeman's generous gesture toward a homeless man warms hearts all across cyberspace.
Updated: 1:07 AM The richest Powerball jackpot ever - and the second-largest top prize in U.S. lottery history - has been won. The question now becomes: Who are the lucky winners waking up to new lives as multimillionaires?
Posted: 12:33 AM 5 16 22 23 29 Powerball: 6 The official Powerball website says results are still pending.
Posted: 5:31 PM Sen. Dianne Feinstein says a new government report shows the controversial detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be closed and the detainees moved to the United States without harming national security.
Posted: 4:19 PM The parents of a south Georgia college student first learned from Facebook that their daughter had been found dead in a dormitory study room shortly before Thanksgiving. Now, they hope that Facebook and other social media sites can help solve the death of 17-year-old Jasmine Benjamin, which police are investigating as a homicide.
Updated: 4:01 PM The mother of a 2-year-old boy who was mauled to death after falling into a zoo exhibit of wild African dogs won't be prosecuted.
Updated: 12:45 PM Two veterans and their wives are suing the railroad company whose train hit a truck carrying wounded veterans and their spouses during a parade in Texas.
Updated: 10:43 AM The record Powerball jackpot just keeps rising. It now stands at $550 million after officials say brisk sales keep driving up the payout amount.
Posted: 8:26 AM U.S. sales of new homes fell slightly in October and the September sales pace was slower than initially thought.
Posted: 8:26 AM BP is being temporarily suspended from new contracts with the U.S. government, the Environmental Protection Agency says.
Posted: 5:24 AM A special blend of coffee at Starbucks is now going for $7 a cup.
Updated: 8:28 AM A new warning may have consumers thinking twice before eating pork chops. A sample of raw pork products from supermarkets around the United States found a dangerous bacteria present in the meats that put children most at risk.
Posted: 12:12 AM The record Powerball jackpot is now even bigger.
Posted: 6:34 PM Lawyers for the Tampa socialite embroiled in the scandal that prompted CIA Director David Petraeus' resignation say she never tried to exploit her friendship with him.
Posted: 4:29 PM Former Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas has checked himself into Walter Reed Army Medical Center for what his spokeswoman described as a routine procedure.
Updated: 2:45 PM Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has ordered a "file by file review" of every case handled by a state chemist accused of faking test results at a now-closed government lab.
Posted: 9:09 AM The piano used for the song "As Times Goes By" in the classic 1942 film "Casablanca" is getting another turn at fame.
Posted: 8:39 AM The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on a New Mexico peanut butter plant that had repeated food safety violations over several years, using a new authority to halt operations at facilities that may be producing unsafe food.
