Court briefs

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders took a united stance Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement to forge a “united, inclusive and democratic” government —...

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment to search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two mobsters...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence — a...

(AP) Japan's trade deficit rose nearly 10 percent in May to 993.9 billion yen (nearly $10.5 billion) as rising costs for imports due to the cheaper yen matched a rebound in...

(AP) The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission says the agency will start requiring companies and individuals to admit wrongdoing in some big...

The Wilkes-Barre Farmers Market opens for the season tomorrow, and the fresh, tender, just-picked produce is likely to include …“Strawberries, for sure,” said Jen Broyan from Broyan's Farm in Nescopeck.

Thanks to farmers who are growing under polytunnels — also known as hoophouses — fresh, local beets are available practically year round.That's a reason to rejoice, especially for beet lovers.

IN SEASON: EAT MORE GREENS! Specifically, beet greens. Did you even know they were edible? Well they are, stems and all. (Simply chop the stems into small segments). And the best part? Sometimes you can get beet greens for free. A little bird...

(AP) Dish Network Corp. says a number of factors have made it impracticable for it to submit another offer to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. in time to beat a deadline set by the...

(AP) Arkansas' attorney general filed a brief Tuesday backed by his counterparts in 35 other states asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold a $1.2 billion fine levied...

(AP) Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj will take the stage at the BET Awards.

(AP) The endangered Lakota language has lost one of its greatest supporters.

(AP) Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the...

(AP) Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms,...

(AP) DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. says its new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by...

(AP) Taco Bell plans to test a "Power Protein" menu that it's hoping will eventually be hit with its core audience young men.

Brdaric was the lowest of 14 bids opened Tuesday morning in Council Chambers, 4th floor City Hall. Brdaric bid was $419,000 to take down the former hotel that was built in 1897 and opened in 1898.

(AP) Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this dusty desert plain, holding war games that could...

(AP) A tornado warning for Denver International Airport is over and no damage has been reported.

(AP) In the decades after the Civil War, the nation's first black Army regiments guarded Yosemite and Sequoia national parks against poaching and timber thefts, a role that...

(AP) Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres for his upcoming 90th...

(AP) It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight.

(AP) Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

(AP) New York regulators reached an agreement Tuesday for Deloitte Financial Advisory Services to pay $10 million and cease new consulting for one year at state-regulated...

(AP) Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks...

(AP) A chef who worked for Michael Jackson has described the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life, including what she said was his...

(AP) Would you like fees with that?

(AP) A woman has sued Fox News Network for airing live footage last fall of a suspect in a police chase committing suicide in the Arizona desert and not using a time delay...

(AP) Many exchange shops closed in Damascus on Tuesday, fearing more chaos a day after the Syrian currency plunged to a new record low, reflecting growing fears in the...

(AP) A new study finds that same-sex couples are treated less favorably than heterosexual couples when seeking information about rental housing advertised online.

(AP) Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar but it also may cause...

(AP) Miss Utah USA is taking another stab at the pageant question that brought her Internet infamy.

(AP) Financial pressures likely contributed to a helicopter pilot's decision to continue flying through deteriorating weather before crashing in north Florida, killing a Mayo...

(AP) New York regulators have reached agreement for Deloitte Financial Advisory Services to pay $10 million and cease consulting for one year at state-regulated banks to...

(AP) Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew won't win any prizes in penmanship, but his official signature which will go on the nation's currency is at least a slight improvement over...

(AP) Islamic militants have driven 19,000 rice farmers from their land in northeast Nigeria while a military crackdown is preventing thousands more from working their fields,...