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• Judge denies Apple request to ban Samsung phones

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge late Monday rejected Apple Inc.’s demands that its chief rival in the more than $100 billion global smartphone market cease selling models a …

• Mistrial declared in case of watchdog group

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of a watchdog group accused of violating federal law when it shared a whistle-blower settlement with a government …

• Owner of Rivera plane denies drug connections

  December 15, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — The man who runs the business that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera says he has never been involved in …

• Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the … 1

• Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Mexican pop superstar Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the …

• Dozens sue pharmacy, but compensation uncertain

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dennis O’Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, …

• Judge aims to resolve Apple-Samsung legal dispute

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Urging the world’s largest smartphone makers to settle their differences, a federal judge said she will issue rulings aimed at resolving a multifaceted legal battle …

• Judge may trim Apple’s $1 billion patent verdict

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday appeared ready to trim millions from a $1.05 billion jury verdict Apple Inc. won over Samsung Electronics this summer as …

• Tech titans renew legal battle over smartphones

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The epic $1 billion patent fight between the world’s top two smartphone makers resumes Thursday in a federal courtroom when Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Corp. …

• La. watches weather as crews move explosives

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World DOYLINE, La. (AP) — Authorities are keeping a close eye on the weather and watching for lightning as they work to secure 6 million pounds of explosives at a former …

• La. watches weather as crews remove explosives

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World DOYLINE, La. (AP) — Authorities are keeping a close eye on the weather during operations to secure 6 million pounds of explosives at a former ammunition plant. The National Weather …

• Explosives plant cleanup disrupts Louisiana town

  December 3, 2012 in Nation/World DOYLINE, La. (AP) — The cleanup of 3,000 tons of explosives haphazardly stored at a munitions plant has frayed the nerves of residents who evacuated, closed the high school and …

• Town evacuates as authorities relocate explosives

  December 3, 2012 in Nation/World NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have resumed the transfer of an estimated 6 million pounds of improperly stored explosive material at a northwest Louisiana industrial site. State police say the …

• La. town evacuates; police relocate explosives

  December 3, 2012 in Nation/World NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State police resumed moving millions of pounds of explosives Monday that had been haphazardly stashed in warehouses in Louisiana, prompting hundreds to evacuate from harm’s way …

• Court to decide if human genes can be patented

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether companies can patent human genes, a decision that could reshape medical research in the United States and the …

• Couple convicted of stealing GM trade secrets

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT (AP) — A former General Motors engineer with access to the automaker’s hybrid technology was convicted Friday along with her husband of stealing trade secrets for possible use in … 1

• Ex-Nat’l Lampoon CEO to be sentenced in fraud case

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former chief executive of National Lampoon and two co-conspirators faced possible life sentences Friday after being convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million. U.S. … 1

• Email privacy legislation clears Senate committee

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they …

• Senate committee passes email privacy legislation

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they …

• Greater email privacy won’t hinder law enforcement

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they …

• Charged exec cooperating in W.Va. mine blast probe

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors investigating the West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29 men widened their net Wednesday, filing criminal charges against a longtime Massey Energy executive who …

• Judge orders tobacco companies to say they lied

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered tobacco companies to publish corrective statements that say they lied about the dangers of smoking and that disclose smoking’s health effects, …

• Lawyers surrender tapes in Waffle House CEO suit

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Lawyers turned over recordings Wednesday of Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers Jr. engaged in sexual acts that were made by a woman who alleges the executive …

• APNewsBreak: Minn. settles last 35W bridge case

  November 13, 2012 in Nation/World ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s five-year legal battle over the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge has ended with an $8.9 million settlement involving a California design firm, which paid its …

• Limits on class-action lawsuits at Supreme Court

  November 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is reviewing two cases in which businesses are trying to make it harder for customers or investors to band together to sue them. The …

• Hobby Lobby asks judge to block health care law

  November 1, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An arts and craft supply company owned by a Christian family asked a judge Thursday to block a portion of the new federal health care law, … 1

• RI sues Schilling over 38 Studios loan guarantee

  November 1, 2012 in Nation/World PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s economic development agency on Thursday sued former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and some of its former officials, saying they committed fraud and other …

• ABC News asks judge to toss ‘pink slime’ lawsuit

  October 31, 2012 in Nation/World SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Lawyers for ABC News asked a judge Wednesday to toss out a $1 billion defamation lawsuit filed by a South Dakota-based meat processor over a … 5

• Ex-Goldman exec’s 2-year sentence draws scrutiny

  October 25, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A two-year prison sentence for insider trading at the height of the 2008 economic crisis, by a man who was once one of the nation’s most …

• Ex-Goldman exec given 2 years for inside trades

  October 24, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. board member was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday, culminating a spectacular fall from grace for …

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