Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading: Apple Inc. rose $.79 or .2 percent, to $442.14. Dell Inc. fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $13.35. Hewlett Packard Co. rose $3.63 or ... More »Final Glance: Computer companies
Shares of some top construction companies were mixed at the close of trading: Fluor fell $.07 or .1 percent, to $64.93. Foster Wheeler rose $.10 or .4 percent, to $23.23. Quanta Services Inc. fell $.10 ... More »Final Glance: Construction companies
Shares of some top coal companies were mixed at the close of trading: Arch Coal rose $.10 or 1.9 percent, to $5.43. Consol Energy Inc. rose $.42 or 1.2 percent, to $35.68. Peabody Energy fell $.31 or 1.5 ... More »Final Glance: Coal companies
Shares of some top chemicals companies were down at the close of trading: Dow Chemical Co. fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $35.10. DuPont Co. fell $.22 or .4 percent, to $55.35. More »Final Glance: Chemicals companies
Shares of some top airlines companies were up at the close of trading: Delta Air rose $.31 or 1.7 percent, to $18.49. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose $.11 or 1.8 percent, to $6.37. Southwest Airlines Co. rose ... More »Final Glance: Airlines companies
Shares of some top big-box retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: Costco Wholesale Corp. fell $.19 or .2 percent, to $113.19. Target rose $.27 or .4 percent, to $68.67. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ... More »Final Glance: Big-box Retail companies
Shares of some top biotechnology companies were mixed at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. rose $1.09 or 1.0 percent, to $105.62. Biogen Idec fell $.45 or .2 percent, to $232.62. Celgene Corp. rose $.20 ... More »Final Glance: Biotechnology companies
Shares of some top beverages companies were mixed at the close of trading: Anheuser-Busch Inbev ADR rose $.33 or .3 percent, to $95.60. Coca-Cola Co. fell $.32 or .8 percent, to $41.93. Dr Pepper Snapple ... More »Final Glance: Beverages companies
Shares of some top autos companies were down at the close of trading: Ford Motor Co. fell $.16 or 1.1 percent, to $14.81. General Motors Co. fell $.38 or 1.1 percent, to $32.85. Honda Motor Co. fell $1.03 ... More »Final Glance: Autos companies
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. More »Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse
In a sweeping national security speech on Thursday, President Obama laid out a new vision for U.S. foreign policy that sought to limit the use of aggressive counterterrorism tactics that have become a hallmark of his administration. And in so doing, Obama sketched a future in which the U.S. would one day bring a close to the defining national security struggle of the post-9/11 era: The war on terror. More »Is the war on terror coming to an end?
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her Monday, diminishing the chances of finding her alive, a lead investigator said Thursday. More »Investigator: Missing Iowa girl's blood found
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner says he is resigning from Congress effective in August to take a post with the University of Alabama system. More »Rep. Jo Bonner resigning to take Ala. college post
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A New Jersey man behind the wheel of a van that careened off of an Illinois freeway and overturned, killing five passengers returning from a California ministry gathering, had his driving privileges suspended last year for administrative reasons, motor vehicle records show. More »Driver in Ill. van wreck had license suspension
Graphic sex in applauded lesbian love story gets Cannes buzzing CANNES (Reuters) - An intimate love story between two young women received rave reviews from critics at the Cannes film festival despite explicit lesbian sex scenes that could limit the film's distribution. "La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2" ("Blue is the Warmest Color") is a poignant tale of love and sexuality centered on 15-year-old Adele, in a breakout performance by Adele Exarchopoulos, and her lover Emma (Lea Seydoux), set to premiere on Thursday evening. 'S.W.A.T. ... More »CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Steve Forrest, who was best known for a leading role on the short-lived 1970s television drama "S.W.A.T.," has died at the age of 87 in Thousand Oaks, California, near Los Angeles, his wife Christine said on Thursday. Forrest appeared in 1954's "Prisoner of War," which also featured Ronald Reagan, who was later elected U.S. president. In 1960's "Flaming Star," he played alongside Elvis Presley and Barbara Eden. Forrest's older brother, Dana Andrews, was the star of 1940s films "Laura" and "The Best Years of Our Lives. ... More »'S.W.A.T.' actor Steve Forrest dead at age 87
Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize LONDON (Reuters) - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published. Davis, a professor of creative writing at the University of Albany, is best known for work that Observer critic William Skidelsky once said "redefines the meaning of brevity". First edition of 'Great Gatsby' to be sold at auction NEW YORK (Reuters) - A first edition copy of F. ... More »US-REVIEW Summary
RIVERSIDE, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Martindale-Hubbell, a division of LexisNexis®, has confirmed that attorney Manuel J. Barba still maintains the AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest possible rating for both ethical standards and legal ability, even after first achieving this rating in 2013.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/DC20135)For more than 130 years, lawyers have relied on the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® rating while searching for their own expert attorneys. ... More »Attorney Manuel J. Barba has Achieved the AV Preeminent® Rating - the Highest Possible Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A first edition copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, "The Great Gatsby," will be up for sale next month and could fetch up to $150,000, Sotheby's said on Thursday. The book, which once belonged to the critic and author Malcolm Cowley, will go under the hammer along with a group of Fitzgerald's letters and an unpublished poem in the June 11 books and manuscript sale in New York. ... More »First edition of 'Great Gatsby' to be sold at auction
Congressional and administration sources confirm that IRS director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave. Lerner came under fire this week when she chose to invoke her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself rather than testify before the House Oversight... More »IRS' Lois Lerner Placed on Leave
Congressional and administration sources confirm that IRS director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave. Lerner came under fire this week when she chose to invoke her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself rather than testify before the House Oversight... More »Lois Lerner Placed on Administrative Leave
By Jonathan Barnes PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The parents of a 2-year-old boy mauled to death by African wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the zoo of failing to protect visitors from dangerous conditions. Maddox Derkosh was fatally mauled on November 4, 2012 at the zoo's now-closed African dogs exhibit when he was lifted by his mother onto a railing to get a better view and fell. ... More »Parents sue Pittsburgh Zoo over toddler's mauling death
Salesforce.com Inc.'s losses widened during its latest quarter as the company spent more money to expand its online software service in an effort to maintain the rapid growth that has propelled its stock. ... More »Salesforce's 1Q loss widens, outlook disappoints
Breaking – Congressional sources tell ABC News that embattled IRS director Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave. More to come. Watch video of Obama and the heckler here, but it was sort of beside the point – http://abcn.ws/12yUzYj One Speech. Two Obamas. Drones... More »PM Note: One Speech, Two Obamas; Drones vs. GTMO
LONDON (AP) — A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. More »Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack
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