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The federal lawsuit filed by Elizabeth and Peter Sorensen states that the railroad company's negligence caused the crash.

The crisis that has hit Italy's third-largest lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena might not be an isolated case, Monte Paschi Chairman Alessandro Profumo said on Friday.

When Brittney Griner, one of the defining players in women's basketball history, came out as gay in April, the sporting world seemed to yawn, offer a collective shrug and forget about it in one news cycle.

The role of the European Banking Authority must be beefed up beyond current plans to ensure that regulation of Europe's banks does not fragment into two competing systems, one of the architects of the reforms told a public hearing on Friday.

UBS ' French unit could be placed under formal investigation in the coming days as part of a broader probe into the Swiss bank's business practices, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.

British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft.

St. James Episcopal Church in Derby was vandalized earlier this month when rocks were thrown through stained glass windows and a nativity scene.

Robust private consumption helped Germany eke out meager growth in the first quarter, compensating for declines in both exports and investment, and is likely to remain a pillar of support for Europe's largest economy this year.

Las Vegas police are investigating a woman's allegation that former major-league player Jose Canseco sexually assaulted her.

Along the shore this weekend, "sandy" will revert to its benign, pre-storm meaning, with nearly all beaches and parks restored and ready for the unofficial start of summer.

The very busy Kara Lawson is involved now in just about every level of women's basketball as a Connecticut Sun guard, ESPN analyst and USA Basketball committee member.

Lawyers for SAC Capital Advisors called a meeting with U.S. prosecutors and FBI agents in April to argue that there should be no insider trading charges filed against the $15 billion hedge fund or its founder, Steven A. Cohen , according to sources familiar with the matter.

Ally Financial Inc agreed to pay $2.1 billion to Residential Capital LLC to settle claims that it stripped the bankrupt mortgage subsidiary of choice assets.

The man who attacked and raped a runner in October 2010 on Fern Street in West Hartford - creating fear throughout the town's active running community until his capture - is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday afternoon.

The staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with legislative leaders on a law to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec.

A group of investment firms including Citadel Securities LLC sued the Chicago Board Options Exchange Inc and four other exchanges on Wednesday for improper charges on millions of options trades over a seven-year period.

The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki , who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan .

The just completed federal criminal trial of Robert Braddock, a fundraiser for former Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan 's unsuccessful 2012 congressional campaign, revealed corruption at the highest levels of the General Assembly.

When did somebody in state government decide that secrecy was good public policy? When did leaders of the General Assembly decide that the people who elected them can't be trusted? We have seen bill after bill this year that would limit the public's right to know what its government is doing; everything from restricting access to information about ... (more)

Downed utility poles block the road as a family walks south on Sante Fe Avenue on Tuesday after Monday's deadly tornado in Moore, Okla.