Ala. police say man hid in Wal-Mart after closing, tried to leave with $54,000 in cash, checks

Police: Man hides in Ala. Wal-Mart, takes cash

Group asks MTV to cancel ‘Jersey Shore’ reality show, saying it slurs Italian-Americans

Italian group asks MTV to cancel ‘Jersey Shore’

Car strikes crowd of 10 outside Alabama school; 1 adult killed, 9 children injured

Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed

Driver loses control while trying to avoid kids, hits 11 people outside Alabama high school

Driver loses control, hits 11 people in Alabama

GE appoints Flannery to lead India operations, implement ‘one GE’ approach to local market

GE names Flannery head of India operations

Coroner rules homicide-suicide after estranged couple found dead in Ohio day care parking lot

Ohio day care deaths are ruled a homicide-suicide

Police say man, woman found dead of gunshots in Ohio day-care center’s parking lot

Man, woman found dead in Ohio day-care parking lot

Ongoing problems with lending arm push General Electric’s third-quarter down

General Electric’s third-quarter results showed just how fragile the U.S. remains, as its troubled financial unit dragged down earnings 44 percent, despite gains in divisions that make wind turbines, household appliances and broadcast television shows.

A lot of dough at stake: Woman wins NJ suit with ex-husband over bakery mixer trademark

FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Twelve years after her divorce, Karin Seruga finally got what she really wanted: A dough mixer.

Copart fiscal fourth-quarter profit falls 15 percent as sales slide more than 10 percent

FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Copart Inc., a junk-car auction service, said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 15 percent to $34.6 million, as sales fell more than 10 percent.

Born in the USA? Flap over Obama recalls debate over Chester Arthur’s birthplace

FAIRFIELD, Vt. — Finding the “birthplace” of President Chester A. Arthur is easy: Turn left at Town Hall and its Chester A. Arthur Conference Room, go past Chester’s Bakery and turn right on Chester A. Arthur Road.

General Electric to pay $50 million in settlement with SEC

WASHINGTON — General Electric Co. will pay a $50 million civil penalty to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission accusing the conglomerate of improper accounting in order to make its financial results appear more attractive to investors.

Bruce Willis plans to rebuild after fire damaged the lodge at his Idaho ski resort

FAIRFIELD, Idaho — Hollywood star Bruce Willis plans to rebuild the lodge at a central Idaho ski resort he owns after the structure burned to the ground earlier this year.

Conn. woman’s encounter with ‘Big Foot’ turns out to be a boy dressed in gorilla-like costume

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Connecticut woman’s close encounter with the mythical beast, Sasquatch or Big Foot, turned out to be nothing more than a boy in a costume. Fairfield police said a woman driving last Tuesday night called police to report that she “almost hit Sasquatch,” which was standing in the middle of the road.

GE to provide loans for electronic medical records with stimulus money lagging

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — General Electric Co.’s health care division said Monday it will offer financing to doctors and hospitals that buy GE’s electronic medical records equipment in an effort to cover an expected lag in the flow of federal stimulus money meant for the medical technology.

Actor’s Idaho ski resort plans to rebuild lodge at Soldier Mountain

FAIRFIELD, Idaho — Managers of a small ski operation owned by “Die Hard” actor Bruce Willis through his Idaho-based company, Valley Entertainment Group, say the main lodge at the Soldier Mountain Ski Resort will be rebuilt.