DETROIT — General Motors Corp. took a key step toward its downsizing on Tuesday, striking a tentative deal to sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese manufacturer, while also revealing that it has potential buyers for its Saturn and Saab brands.
WASHINGTON — Losses at U.S. thrifts narrowed considerably in the first quarter, but the number of institutions in trouble increased, the Office of Thrift Supervision said Tuesday.
SANTA FE, N.M. — An attorney says a Chicago-based brokerage firm and state officials are refusing to turn over documents sought in a whistle-blower lawsuit that claims New Mexico lost $90 million because of flawed state investments.
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's highest court has revived a discrimination lawsuit by a former Brewer High School softball coach who claims she was not rehired because she's a lesbian.
WASHINGTON — Paper or plastic? Either way, shoppers soon might have to pay a small fee in D.C., which is poised to join a small number of cities targeting the bags as a way to reduce trash.
WICHITA, Kan. — A man suspected of fatally shooting abortion doctor George Tiller in church was in jail Monday while investigators sought to learn more about his background, including his possible connections to anti-abortion groups.
