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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Iron County Sheriff's Office in January, shows a man who authorities on Feb. 21, 2012 identified as Troy James Knapp, walking past a cabin in the remote southern Utah wildness near ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury has recommended a death sentence for a gang member convicted of killing a standout Los Angeles High School football player for carrying a red Spider-Man backpack.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates - including Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber.

LONDON (AP) - Scotland Yard says it's equipping its police officers with handheld fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds.

FILE - This Feb. 21, 2012 file photo shows a Hewlett Packard logo in Frisco, Texas. Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday, May 23, 2012 that it's laying off 27,000 workers, 8 percent of its work force, as it restructures the business. The ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles is becoming the nation's largest city to ban plastic bags at grocery stores in an increasingly widespread move to conserve the environment.

Facebook Inc. began trading publicly last Friday following one of the most anticipated stock offerings in history. The initial public offering of stock priced at $38 a day earlier. It was at the top end of a projected range that ...

LONDON (AP) - Scotland Yard says it's equipping its officers with hand-held fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities have identified a 28-year-old skydiver who died after landing in the waters of Lake Tahoe.

Hewlett-Packard Co. remains the world's largest maker of personal computers, but the business is slowing with the rise of smartphones and other mobile devices. HP announced Wednesday that it will cut 8 percent of its work force by October 2014. ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Hewlett-Packard says it's laying off 27,000 workers, 8 percent of its work force, as it restructures the business.

FILE - This Feb. 21, 2012 file photo shows a Hewlett Packard logo in Frisco, Texas. Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday, May 23, 2012 that it's laying off 27,000 workers, 8 percent of its work force, as it restructures the business. The ...

FILE - This Feb. 21, 2012 file photo shows a Hewlett Packard logo in Frisco, Texas. Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday, May 23, 2012 that it's laying off 27,000 workers, 8 percent of its work force, as it restructures the business. The ...

FILE - In this April 25, 2012 file photo released by Fox, contestant Phillip Phillips performs on the singing competition series "American Idol," in Los Angeles. The "American Idol" winner will be announced May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The operator of six IHOP restaurants in Ohio and one in Indiana organized a scheme with the help of some employees to hide profits from IHOP's parent company, federal investigators said Wednesday.