Philadelphia union, papers settle pension lawsuit - AP - 30 minutes ago
The largest union of the jointly owned Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News reached an accord Thursday with management to end a lawsuit over the merger of two pension plans.

3 burned by steam in Louisiana refinery accident - AP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Louisiana authorities say three people are being treated for burns after a steam accident at a ConocoPhillips Co. refinery.

UK defense computers behind schedule, over budget - AP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
A $14 billion program to give Britain's armed forces a new computer system is 18 months behind schedule and $360 million over budget, a government spending watchdog warned on Friday.

Countrywide settlement gets initial OK in Delaware - AP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
A Delaware judge on Thursday granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement in a shareholder lawsuit against mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp.

Police search State Farm HQ in Ill. for intruder - AP - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Authorities are checking out reports of an intruder with a gun at the headquarters of State Farm insurance in Illinois. Company spokesman Frasier Engerman says employees aren't being allowed to leave Thursday afternoon while police investigate.

62,000 jobs lost, off nearly half-million for year - AP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future.

Judge in NY scolds hedge fund scammer who ran away - AP - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
A hedge fund cheat who tried to fake his own death and spent nearly a month as a fugitive told a judge Thursday that he really did try to commit suicide while on the run, saying he thought it would be better to do himself in than turn himself in.