American cancels all flights for several hours

DALLAS (AP) - A key computer system used to run many daily operations at American Airlines failed Tuesday, forcing the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all flights across the United States for several hours and stranding thousands of frustrated passengers at airports and on planes.

J.C. Penney job No. 1: Calming vendors

Dish Network offering to buy Sprint in $25.5 billion proposal

Board calls for tougher rules on refineries

GM, Ford to collaborate on new transmissions

Seniors who work must pay Social Security payroll taxes

Jury awards $12M to billionaire in wine spat

Financial aid scam revealed at Calif. college

SAN PABLO (AP) - Several people face criminal charges in connection with a financial aid scam at a community college in Northern California, prosecutors said. Those involved in the alleged fraud received federal money to attend Contra Costa College in San Pablo and received passing grades in drama classes they never attended, according to the Contra Costa Times (http://bit.ly/XGh8wE). <p style="line-height: 18pt; ...

Verizon to extend phone-upgrade waiting period

Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers

Upper-income seniors facing Medicare hike

Drought eases in farm belt but not over yet

Air bag recall on 3.4 million vehicles

TV stations feel 'squeezed' by airwave auction

Implanted 'bracelet' helps treat chronic heartburn

ATLANTA (AP) - A tiny magnetic bracelet implanted at the base of the throat is greatly improving life for some people with chronic heartburn who need more help than medicine can give them.

Hackers gang stole $45M in ATM card breach

Tesla Model S gets Consumer Reports' top score, highest ever

House approves bill to change overtime pay law to give workers more flexibility

Dow average gains, holds on to 15,000 level

Wrigley temporarily halts caffeinated gum sales

Coke takes anti-obesity campaign global

FAA to staff 72 airport control towers at night

Microsoft extends search guarantee in Yahoo deal

rosoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes from consumers

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FTC puts background check sites on notice

JC Penney 1Q revenue down again

Consumers cut back on credit card use in March

Wal-Mart Stores back on top of Fortune 500

Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales; House next

YouTube said set to soon launch pay channels