LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles-area sushi restaurant that made international headlines after it was charged with serving endangered whale meat will close forever as a "self-imposed punishment," according to a statement on its website.
The parent company of the The Hump, a popular ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who suffered health problems after the September 11, 2001, attacks, saying the process must be transparent and lawyers fees should not be drawn from the funds.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ...
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - As the Congress once again rallies to pass healthcare reform legislation, momentum is growing in many states to pass laws to block the changes -- a move that could lead to a legal battle over states' sovereignty.
Bills and resolutions have been introduced in at least ...
A Morgan Stanley analyst first reported the world's largest retailer's plan, calling it a major setback for other U.S. grocers, and the company confirmed the promotions in an email.
"While this helps address Walmart's traffic woes, we view this as a major setback for the grocery stocks, which ...
Citing two leaders of the group, the Times reported ACORN is suffering from "mismanagement along with a severe loss of government and membership funds."
The organization has been reeling since a secretly recorded YouTube.com video was disseminated last September showing ACORN workers ...
Constance McMillen, 18, of Itawamba County, Mississippi, appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to talk about her experience and at the end of the segment DeGeneres, who is a lesbian, presented her with the check from the Web site, Tonic. (http://www.tonic.com)
McMillen's story made ...
The Office of Special Counsel said on Thursday that the company failed to complete certain required maintenance involving rivets around the window frames of 55 of its Boeing 737 aircraft, the paper said, citing the counsel's documents.
Southwest voluntarily disclosed the information to a senior ...
The small forward accomplished the feat at 25 years, 79 days in his team's 92-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Bryant was 27 years, 136 days old when he reached the mark with the Los Angeles Lakers.
With 29 points in Friday's game, James has now scored 15,026 points in his more than six years in ...
The March 17 Gallup survey of 1,009 U.S. adults, which coincides with President Barack Obama's final push for approval in the House of Representatives, also found large minorities of Americans who worry the legislation could make things worse for middle-income families and the United States as a ...
Nearly 200 metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of at least 10 percent in January, showing that unemployment problems persist at the local level.
California has been especially hard hit during the recession that began in late 2007, and the Labor Department data showed the state's jobs ...
