CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The rare and tiny island fox is on the verge of making a comeback from near-extinction in the northern Channel Islands, a rugged and wind-swept chain off Southern California, officials said Monday. More »Rare island fox rebounds on California island
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — As a grieving family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether police should have waited for help, including a hostage negotiating team. More »Questions linger in shooting of NY college student
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc. social media site heisted his handle. More »Idaho couple and Sun Valley land in Twitter tussle
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., had wind speeds up to 200 mph. More »NWS: Okla. tornado had winds up to 200 mph
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Waber, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," has died. More »Bernard Waber, children's author, dies at age 91
NEW YORK (AP) — A spate of attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing in the heart of one of its most gay-friendly neighborhoods, is stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage heading into what is usually a time of celebration. More »NYPD to up presence after bias killing of gay man
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Documents prepared by a concert promoter that were detailed in court on Monday indicated the company had budgeted $150,000 a month for a doctor to treat Michael Jackson as he prepared and delivered a series of comeback shows. More »Records: AEG budgeted money for Jackson doctor
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Shares of some top leisure companies were mixed at the close of trading: Carnival rose $.32 or .9 percent, to $35.32. Las Vegas Sands Corp. rose $.29 or .5 percent, to $58.93. MGM Resorts International ... More »Final Glance: Leisure companies
Shares of some top gold companies were up at the close of trading: Barrick Gold Corp. rose $1.35 or 7.3 percent, to $19.93. Gold Fields Ltd ADS rose $.18 or 3.1 percent, to $5.99. GoldCorp. rose $1.46 ... More »Final Glance: Gold companies
Shares of some top education companies were mixed at the close of trading: Apollo Group rose $.05 or .2 percent, to $21.40. Career Education Corp. fell $.03 or 1.0 percent, to $3.05. DeVry fell $.03 or ... More »Final Glance: Education companies
A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: Team Inc. fell 16.8 percent to $35.15. Alaska Air Group fell 8.4 percent to $59.73. Gray Television A fell ... More »NYSE stocks posting largest percentage decreases
A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on Nasdaq at the close of trading: Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. : Approximately 3,784,100 shares changed hands, a 2,420.8 percent increase over its 65-day average ... More »Nasdaq stocks posting largest volume increases
A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: American Municipal Income Portfolio Inc. : Approximately 1,700 shares changed hands, a 90.4 decrease from its ... More »NYSE stocks posting largest volume decreases
Shares of some top credit card companies were mixed at the close of trading: American Express Co. rose $1.08 or 1.5 percent, to $74.40. Capital One Financial Corp. rose $.98 or 1.6 percent, to $61.81. ... More »Final Glance: Credit Card companies
A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on Nasdaq at the close of trading: XenoPort Inc. fell 15.3 percent to $5.72. Lumos Networks Corp. fell 7.8 percent to $15.07. Parametric Sound Corp. fell 7.8 ... More »Nasdaq stocks posting largest percentage decreases
A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose .7 percent to $4.10 with 35,080,200 shares traded. Bank of America Corp. rose .6 percent ... More »Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks
Shares of some top silver companies were up at the close of trading: Hecla Mining Co. rose $.21 or 6.6 percent, to $3.38. Pan American Silver Corp. rose $1.20 or 10.2 percent, to $12.94. Silver Standard ... More »Final Glance: Silver companies
Shares of some top staffing companies were mixed at the close of trading: Kelly Services Inc. class A rose $.44 or 2.5 percent, to $17.94. Korn/Ferry International Inc. fell $.05 or .3 percent, to $17.93. ... More »Final Glance: Staffing companies
Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX rose $.20 or .8 percent, to $26.12. Canadian National Railway Co. rose $.10 or .1 percent, to $102.79. Canadian Pacific Railway ... More »Final Glance: Railroad companies
Shares of some top telecom companies were down at the close of trading: AT&T Inc. fell $.22 or .6 percent, to $37.22. Sprint Nextel fell $.03 or .4 percent, to $7.29. Verizon Communications Inc. fell $.61 ... More »Final Glance: Telecom companies
Shares of some top utilities companies were mixed at the close of trading: American Electric Power Co. fell $.17 or .3 percent, to $49.47. Consolidated Edison Inc. Holding Co. rose $.11 or .2 percent, ... More »Final Glance: Utilities companies
A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: Cisco Systems Inc. fell 1.2 percent to $23.95 with 53,536,000 shares traded. Facebook Inc. fell 1.9 percent to $25.76 with 42,046,800 shares ... More »Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
Shares of some top oil companies were up at the close of trading: BP PLC rose $.44 or 1.0 percent, to $43.40. Chevron rose $1.36 or 1.1 percent, to $124.78. ConocoPhillips rose $.72 or 1.1 percent, to ... More »Final Glance: Oil companies
A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: Actavis Inc. : Approximately 6,505,400 shares changed hands, a 351.6 percent increase over its 65-day average ... More »NYSE stocks posting largest volume increases
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