CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police are investigating several shootings after a violent weekend that left at least seven people dead and more than three dozen wounded. More »Violent weekend in Chicago leaves at least 7 dead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agency is leaving his job after more than four years. More »Immigration enforcement official resigning
Tenn. officials say that call center company U.S. Solutions Group Inc. is expanding its operations in Bristol, adding 128 jobs in the process. Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner ... More »Call center US Solutions expanding in Tenn.
TAKING OFF: Airbus and Boeing won pledges for big purchases of long-haul, wide-body jets Monday, as the Paris Air Show got off to a robust start. BOEING BOOST: GECAS, the aircraft leasing arm of General ... More »News Summary: Paris Air Show boosts long-haul jets
Perrigo Co. said Monday that it bought the ophthalmic ointment and solution portfolio of Fera Pharmaceuticals LLC for $93 million in cash. Perrigo has been looking for an ophthalmic deal as part of its ... More »Perrigo acquires eye-care portfolio from Fera
AK Steel will likely post a larger-than-expected second-quarter loss, the company said Monday, citing the effects of a maintenance outage at one of its blast furnaces, on top of greater tax expenses. Losses ... More »AK Steel projects larger-than-expected 2Q loss
Connecticut has been awarded a $169,000 federal grant to support the salaries of 211 teachers in low-income schools. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro says The AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and ... More »AmeriCorps grant to support 211 Conn. teachers
People wanting to weigh in on proposed rates to be charged consumers under the Vermont Health Connect health insurance exchange can do so this coming week. The Green Mountain Care Board has received recommendations ... More »Deadlines near for comments on Vt. health rates
Rhode Island's volunteer service center and eight local nonprofits are getting more than $2 million in federal AmeriCorps grants to support community service programs. Serve Rhode Island, which administers ... More »RI groups getting $2M in community service grants
Lobbyist disclosures in Hawaii may be a misnomer — the records don't disclose much. Hardly any individual lobbyists reported spending even $1 schmoozing Hawaii lawmakers early in the recent legislative ... More »Lobbyist reports say little on influence in Hawaii
Investment bank and asset management firm Piper Jaffray Cos. is buying middle-market advisory firm Edgeview Partners LP. Financial terms were not disclosed. Edgeview Partners specializes in mergers and ... More »Piper Jaffray buying Edgeview Partners
EAR TO THE WALL: A notable standout at the Electronic Entertainment Expo among games with super heroes, psychopaths, pirates and zombies, was the one that features an eavesdropping hacker. It may be a ... More »News Summary: 'Watch Dogs' a sign of the times
The panel that sets Delaware's official financial projections is updating its revenue estimates for the final time before lawmakers pass a new state budget. The Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory ... More »Del. panel updates revenue estimates
CLYDE, N.Y. (AP) — A man who says he caught four boys vandalizing his father-in-law's home has been charged with child endangerment after corralling them in a closet until police arrived. More »NY man who says 4 kids vandalized home is charged
Consumer activist and failed presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be honored by the Connecticut Bar Association at its annual meeting. Nader will be presented with the Distinguished Public Service Award ... More »Conn. lawyers to honor consumer advocate Nader
Connecticut drivers can now skip the line at the DMV by checking in online from a laptop, smartphone or tablet computer. The DMV last week launched a new online portal which enables customers to check ... More »Conn. DMV launches online check-in service
WASHINGTON (AP) — Approval of a massive farm bill — and the cost of a gallon of milk — could hinge on a proposed new dairy program the House is expected to vote on this week. More »Milk money: Farm bill could hinge on dairy vote
A Chinese-backed company is dropping plans for a major solar project near the Colorado River resort town of Laughlin, Nev. ENN Mojave Energy LLC has informed Clark County officials that it's terminating ... More »Company drops plans for solar project in Nevada
Grains futures were mixed Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 1.25 cent to $6.82 a bushel; July corn rose 5 cents to $6.60 a bushel; July oats were flat ... More »Grains futures, livestock prices mixed
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — A top European Union official says talks on a sweeping new free trade agreement between the EU and the US will begin next month. More »Sweeping US-EU trade talks to start in July
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Opening statements are Monday in the trial of a 79-year-old man charged with the decades-old killing of four women in Northern California who had matching initials. More »Calif. man standing trial for slayings of 4 women
The Supreme Court will review a $1.24 million defamation judgment against a Wisconsin airline that reported one of its pilots as mentally unstable and caused him to be arrested. The justices said Monday ... More »Court will review dispute between airline, pilot
BOSTON (AP) — A former hitman who admitted killing 20 people has taken the witness stand at the racketeering trial of James "Whitey" Bulger. More »Former hitman takes witness stand at Bulger trial
Shares of Kandi Technologies Group Inc. surged Monday after the electric vehicle developer said that a Chinese city has broken ground on a new vehicle sharing program that will use between 5,000 and 10,000 ... More »Kandi shares jump on news of EV project progress
Former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been jailed for 15 months after he pleaded guilty to 14 counts of indecent assault against girls as young as 9. The 83-year-old Hall had initially denied the charges. ... More »BBC ex-broadcaster sentenced for sex assaults
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