Season over: Burress fined, won't play this year

Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress is done for the year. The New York Giants fined and suspended Burress on Tuesday for four games - the rest of the regular season - after he accidentally shot himself in the right thigh over the weekend at a Manhattan nightclub.

Ford CEO offers to work for $1 a year

Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally says he'll work for $1 per year if the automaker has to take any government loan money.

AIG spent thousands on execs' hunting trip

A handful of top executives from American International Group Inc. spent thousands of dollars during a recent English hunting trip, even as the New York-based insurer asked for an additional $37.8 billion loan from the Federal Reserve.

Sheriff tells deputies not to help in foreclosures

The sheriff here said Wednesday that he's ordering his deputies to stop evicting people from foreclosed properties because many people his office has helped throw out on the street are renters who did nothing wrong.

Some billionaires losing big in economic crisis

As Wall Street faced a wipeout this year, some of America's richest people got sucked into the vortex too, losing millions.

Democrats want pay limits, loan aid in bailout

Senate Democrats are proposing to add government help for homeowners and limits on executive compensation to legislation providing a $700 billion financial system bailout.

Sen. Schumer to link bank help to mortgages

Sen. Charles Schumer plans to offer a broad economic proposal for the government to offer a financial lifeline to those banks that are willing to renegotiate mortgages for those on the brink of losing their homes.

Trial begins in attacks on homeless men

Two men charged with beating a homeless man to death and attacking two others intended to kill because they hit the victims in the head with baseball bats, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Wrestling medalist 'living the American dream'

Henry Cejudo had more to wrestle with than a world-class Japanese opponent on his way to an improbable gold medal on Tuesday. He had to grapple with a childhood that saw his mother illegally emigrate from Mexico for a better life in America.

Family of gay teen slain in Calif. blames school

The family of a gay teenager who was fatally shot in class blames the school district for allowing their son to wear makeup and feminine clothing to school.

Beware of flip-flops, Crocs at Atlanta's airport

Atlanta's airport has begun warning travelers of the dangers of "shoe entrapment" on escalators.

Texas executes Mexican man despite objections

A Mexican-born condemned prisoner was executed Tuesday night for the rape and murder of two teenage girls 15 years ago after a divided U.S. Supreme Court rejected his request for a reprieve.

7 city workers suspended in case of starved teen

Philadelphia officials have suspended seven more city workers in the case of a disabled teen who died under a city agency's watch.

Greenspan: Housing 'nowhere near the bottom'

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said that the housing market is "nowhere near the bottom" and that the economy is "right on the brink" of slipping into recession.

Ahmadinejad: 'Big powers are going down'

Iran's president on Tuesday blamed the United States and other "big powers" for global ills such as nuclear proliferation and AIDS, and accused them of exploiting the U.N. for their own gain.

Killings turn focus on S.F. sanctuary law

Road rage killings put San Francisco's liberal politics to the test, setting off a debate over its sanctuary law that shields undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Yes, you can actually unjam the copier yourself

Modern employees are often highly skilled, intelligent individuals who solve the most challenging problems. But put a jammed copy machine in front of them and panic ensues.

Teen charged in baby's school bathroom death

A Texas girl who gave birth in a school bathroom was charged with capital murder Thursday by police, who said she killed the newborn by choking and flushing him in the toilet.

Michelle Obama makes $148 frock a fashion smash

The breezy black-and-white dress worn by Michelle Obama on "The View" has become an overnight sellout across the country. Its surprised but happy designer, Donna Ricco, said that Michelle Obama's choice "speaks to what I'm doing every day."

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