Updated: 2:02 PM LOS ANGELES - Actor Larry Hagman, best known for playing J.R. Ewing, a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption in "Dallas," died yesterday at the age of 81.
Updated: 7:07 PM A union-backed group says Walmart workers held an estimated 1000 protests in 46 states.
Posted: 11:28 AM Ranbaxy recalls generic Lipitor doses.
Posted: 10:08 AM Shoppers have been getting an early start on Black Friday.
Posted: 9:57 AM The giant spire that will top 1 World Trade Center is making its way to Manhattan.
Posted: 4:49 PM As drivers put a lot of miles on their cars during Thanksgiving, they're paying more at the pump than a year ago, but they still have reason to be thankful.
Posted: 3:05 PM President Obama phoned 10 members of the U.S. armed services in Afghanistan. The White House says Obama thanked them "for their service and sacrifice and wished them and their families a happy Thanksgiving."
Posted: 2:53 PM After weeks of dealing with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, New York City is celebrating a warm and sunny Thanksgiving Day.
Posted: 2:40 PM A new report shows America's worst drought in decades is getting worse again, ending an encouraging five-week run of improving conditions.
Updated: 1:24 PM Sesame Workshop says Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has resigned from "Sesame Street" in the wake of allegations that he had sex with an under-aged youth.
Posted: 10:06 AM Thanksgiving travelers who have yet to rent a car in the Northeast are out of luck: Superstorm Sandy has created a shortage.
Posted: 9:53 AM A Dora the Explorer guitar, dragster cars with small wheels and finger-fidget desktop magnets are among the toys consumer advocates are warning about as the holiday buying season begins.
Posted: 9:04 PM A senior Palestinian militant is now among 111 Palestinians killed in the six days of Israeli air strikes in Gaza.
Posted: 3:50 PM Federal labor officials vowed Monday they will decide quickly whether to support a request by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to stop a union-backed group from pushing worker walk-outs at hundreds of stores on Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.
Updated: 11:25 AM A group of 97 House Republicans say U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice misled the nation about the attack on the consulate in Libya, disqualifying her as a candidate for secretary of state.
Posted: 2:19 PM Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union will go into mediation to try and resolve their differences, meaning the Irving, Texas-based company won't go out of business just yet.
Updated: 11:38 AM New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he is donating $1 million to Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.
Posted: 7:46 AM Stock futures are rising on strong quarterly earnings from U.S. corporations and optimism that a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff can be reached before Jan. 1.
Posted: 7:56 PM The owner of an oil rig that caught fire following an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico last week says it has expanded its search for a missing worker.
Posted: 11:04 AM President Barack Obama says Israel has a right to defend itself from missiles being aimed at the country by militants in the Gaza Strip.
Posted: 10:40 PM President Barack Obama's re-election has stiffened Democrats' spine against cutting popular benefit programs such as Medicare and Social Security.
Posted: 9:04 PM Israel destroyed the headquarters of Hamas' prime minister and blasted a sprawling network of smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, broadening a blistering four-day-old offensive against the Islamic militant group even as diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire appeared to be gaining steam.
Posted: 8:44 PM A southwest Missouri man is accused of plotting to open fire inside a movie theater during a screening of the new "Twilight" film.
Posted: 4:50 PM The cost of mailing a first-class letter will go up by a penny in January.
Updated: 9:08 AM Hostess Brands said it is going out of business, closing plants that make Twinkies and Wonder Bread and laying off all of its 18,500 workers.
