The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking to impose a record-breaking $87.4 million in penalties on oil giant BP for safety violations at a refinery it operates in Texas.
Updated: In a surprise ruling from the bench today, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., agreed with the American Bar Association that the Federal Trade Commission exceeded its authority by…
As federal lawmakers continue to work to close loopholes allowing banks to impose onerous terms on credit card users, the Pew Charitable Trusts reports that many continue to offer credit…
Federal investigators declined to seize and review the laptop computers that two Northwest Airlines pilots now say they were so engrossed by that they forgot they were supposed to land…
A risky lending product called an option adjustable-rate mortgage initially helped Washington Mutual—and mortgage brokers, who were paid an especially high commission on these mortgages—make money.
Suspected of improperly registering her child at a local school in Poole, England, 40-year-old Jenny Paton became the target of an undercover surveillance mission. Authorities obtained her phone records and…
In what could be the second such incident involving a commercial airline flight within two years, two Northwest Airlines lost contact with ground controllers for approximately an hour and overshot…
Daniel Greene says his almost 5-foot boa constrictor is a service snake. The reptile, who rides around town on Greene’s neck, helps alert the 46-year-old Washington man to impending seizures…
An accidental launch today of an experimental helium balloon reportedly sent a 6-year-old boy high into the air above Fort Collins, Colo., alone, as authorities—including the Colorado National Guard, the…
As 7,500 Americans came forward to reveal, before a partial amnesty deadline today, undeclared accounts in 70 countries, the Internal Revenue Service is gearing up for an enhanced effort to…
Contending that their losses from Bernard Madoff’s record-breaking Ponzi scheme would have been far less if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had “simply done its job,” two of Madoff’s…
The golden era of undisclosed freebies may soon be over for bloggers and celebrities. Those who provide testimonials about products and services will now have to report, under new Federal…
Faced with the potential for a costly recall if their product is found to be contaminated with potentially deadly E. coli bacteria, some companies that supply the meat and fat…
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