Berlusconi court date raises Italy gov't tensions

ROME — Tensions in Italy's uneasy ruling coalition increased Wednesday as the government's allies denounced an accelerated date for a high court decision that could see former Premier Silvio Berlusconi banned for years from public office. Although Berlusconi...

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Icahn to seek court appraisal of $24.4B Dell deal

NEW YORK — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says he will ask a Delaware judge to assess whether a proposed $24.4 billion acquisition of Dell represents a fair price for the struggling personal computer maker. It is Icahn's latest attempt to wrangle a...

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United Dreamliner London-Houston flight canceled

HOUSTON — A United Airlines Boeing 787 flight from London to Houston has been canceled because of apparent trouble with an indicator device. United spokeswoman Mary Clark says Flight 125 on Tuesday from Heathrow Airport to George Bush Intercontinental...

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Lights out on Rhode Island's tallest building

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The exterior of Rhode Island's tallest building will no longer be illuminated at night beginning this week, a decision made to save money as it sits vacant with questions unanswered about how it will be used in the future, a spokesman...

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Koch plans $200,000 media ad campaign in Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. — Wealthy businessman Charles Koch has launched a $200,000 ad campaign in Wichita focused on political and economic issues. The chairman of Wichita-based Koch Industries told The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1diCz8V ) that the four-week...

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Senate fails to keep student loan rates low

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed to restore lower interest rates on student loans, again coming up short and perhaps signaling that undergraduates might really face rates twice as high as the ones they enjoyed last year. The White House-backed...

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Fed members: More job gains needed to taper bonds

WASHINGTON — Many Federal Reserve members agreed last month that the job market's improvement would have to be sustained before the Fed would reduce its bond purchases, according to minutes of their June meeting. Several felt confident that a pullback...

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Rail chief blames employee in Quebec train crash

LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — The head of a railway company whose train crashed into a Quebec town, killing at least 15 people, blamed the accident on an employee who he said had failed to properly set the brakes. Edward Burkhardt, president and CEO of the...

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NY judge: Apple conspired to raise e-book prices

NEW YORK — Apple Inc. broke antitrust laws and conspired with publishers to raise electronic book prices significantly in spring 2010, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, citing "compelling evidence" from the words of the late Steve Jobs. U.S. District...

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'Big Brother' heats up summer week

NEW YORK — Racially insensitive language hurt some cast members' reputations in the CBS game "Big Brother," but it may not have been bad for television ratings. Contestants on this season's "Big Brother" have been caught on the game's 24-hour-a-day...

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