LOS ANGELES – Chaka Khan’s son was acquitted of murder Friday in the shooting death of a teenager during a party at her home two years ago. A Superior Court jury deliberated two and a half days before finding Damien Patrick Holland not guilty of murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary …
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Regions Financial Corp. (RF) is exchanging stock valued at about $9.8 billion for hometown rival AmSouth Bancorporation (ASO) in a deal that would create one of the nation’s biggest bank holding companies, it was announced Thursday. The combined company under the deal that the companies described as …
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Bausch & Lomb Inc. (BOL) made a big blunder when federal regulators revealed in April they were investigating links between its new-formula contact lens cleaner and a rare fungal infection known to cause blindness: It waited three days before withdrawing ReNu with MoistureLoc from the U.S. market. …
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WILMINGTON, Del. – A federal judge on Tuesday halted the execution of a convicted ax murderer until the Supreme Court rules on a challenge filed by a Florida inmate who claims lethal injection is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson issued the injunction in the case of Robert W. Jackson …
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LOS ANGELES – Two lost hikers who survived three nights in rugged terrain were rescued after they scavenged supplies from the campsite of another hiker who vanished last year and is presumed dead. The pair found a backpack containing clothing and matches in the deserted campsite of John Donovan, almost …
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WASHINGTON – A hard-fought immigration reform bill will return to the Senate Monday after top lawmakers came to agreement over how to proceed on amendments to the bill and which senators will be on the team to broker a deal over differences between the House and Senate. The announcement brokered …
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HERAT, Afghanistan – Promises of work and security made Ghulam Hazara return to this western Afghan city from Iran two years ago. Now a lack of both is driving him back. “I heard the situation had improved in Afghanistan, and it would be good to be near my family again,” …
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MIAMI – A Taiwanese businessman pleaded guilty Wednesday to acting as a covert agent for the Chinese government and trying to buy sophisticated military parts and weapons, including an F-16 fighter jet engine and cruise missiles. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said that Ko-Suen “Bill” Moo was one of …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush sent Congress a $1.9 billion request Thursday to increase border security as supporters of sweeping immigration legislation reasserted control in Senate debate. The White House said the money would pay for the “first 1,000 of 6,000 new Border Patrol agents that will be deployed in the …
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NEW ORLEANS – There were so many dead fish floating on the surface, Aquarium of the Americas staff recalled of the days after Hurricane Katrina, that it almost looked as if one could walk across the tops of the giant tanks. Those tanks are teeming with life again, and on …
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