Lawmakers release documents on Wal-Mart bribery
Written by ANNE D'INNOCENZIO,AP Retail Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s CEO Mike Duke found out in 2005 that the retailer's Mexico unit was handing out bribes to local officials, according to emails obtained by lawmakers.
Gasoline prices predicted to fall in 2013
Written by JONATHAN FAHEY,AP Energy Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — At least gasoline should cost you less in 2013.
Flu season hits early and, in some places, hard
Written by MIKE STOBBE,AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers have limited visitors, and one Pennsylvania hospital set up a tent outside its ER to handle the feverish patients.
More babies squeezing organic food from pouches
Written by MICHAEL HILL,Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Baby food used to have an image as stable — and bland — as a jar of strained peas. And its target market was limited to, well... babies.
1 student shot at high school in Taft, Calif.
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TAFT, Calif. (AP) — A student was shot and wounded at a rural San Joaquin Valley high school Thursday and another student was taken into custody, officials said.
Biden says consensus emerging on gun safety
Written by JULIE PACE,Associated Press MATTHEW DALY,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pledging swift action to curb gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden said he would deliver new policy proposals to President Barack Obama by Tuesday.
'Lincoln' leads Oscars with 12 nominations
Written by DAVID GERMAIN,AP Movie Writer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Civil War saga "Lincoln" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.
In picking Lew, Obama turns a page at Treasury
Written by JIM KUHNHENN,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee for treasury secretary, is a premier federal budget expert who would take the helm of the government's main agency for economic and fiscal policy just as the administration girds itself for a new confrontation with congressional Republicans over the nation's debt and deficits.