Companies begin defense in Gulf oil spill trial

NEW ORLEANS — The owner of the drilling rig that exploded at the outset of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill catastrophe started its defense Monday at a trial designed to determine the disaster's causes and assign fault to the companies involved. Transocean...

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New Mass. rules seek to help vets get jobs

New Mass. rules seek to help vets get jobs BOSTON — Massachusetts is adopting new guidelines designed to make it easier for veterans to get jobs. Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray says the state's 31 professional licensing boards have been instructed to begin...

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Man gets over 3 years in iPad data breach case

NEWARK, N.J. — A man convicted of illegally gaining access to AT&T's servers and stealing more than 100,000 email addresses of iPad users has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Former Arkansas resident Andrew Auernheimer was convicted...

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US builder confidence falls on weak supply, labor

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders fell this month because of concerns that increased demand for new homes is exceeding supplies of ready-to-build land, building materials and workers. In the short term, those constraints could slow sales. But builders'...

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Burger King to offer a turkey burger

NEW YORK — If you think a Whopper's too indulgent but are sick of chicken sandwiches, Burger King is offering a turkey burger for the first time. The Miami-based company is rolling out the new sandwich this week as part of its limited-time offers for...

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LPL Financial nominates former Xerox CEO to board

BOSTON — LPL Financial, an independent stock broker and a subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc., said Monday that it nominated former Xerox Corp. Chairman and CEO Anne Mulcahy to its board. The nomination is subject to approval by shareholders at...

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NYC plan would keep tobacco products out of sight

NEW YORK — A new proposal would require New York City retailers to keep tobacco products out of sight under a first-in-the-nation proposal aimed at reducing the youth smoking rate, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday. The legislation would require stores...

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Ericsson, STMicroelectronics to cut 1,600 jobs

STOCKHOLM — STOCKHOLM — Swedish wireless equipment maker Ericsson and Switzerland's STMicroelectronics say they will lay off up to 1,600 workers globally as part of a plan for splitting up their unprofitable joint venture. STMicroelectronics, one of...

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Cyprus bailout deposit seizure rattles markets

LONDON — Stocks around the world and the euro fell Monday as investors fretted over the implications of a plan to seize a part of deposits in Cypriot banks to partly fund a bailout for the Mediterranean island nation. Financial stocks bore the brunt...

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Minnesota woman loses music downloading appeal

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from a Minnesota woman who has been ordered to pay record companies $222,000 for the unauthorized downloading of copyrighted music. The justices didn't comment Monday in letting stand the judgment...

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