Maintaining privacy while surfing the Web
2012-05-23T04:00:00Z

I don’t want any trouble, and certainly not online. The trouble is, the Internet won’t leave me alone. Websites are constantly tracking me with little files called cookies, criminals are trying to swipe my digital identity with spam, and online information brokers are selling the story of my life to anybody with a valid credit card.

News Summary: H-P leads Dow to rare day of gains
2012-05-24T21:14:17Z

HP LEADS: Hewlett-Packard helped pull the Dow Jones industrial average to a slight gain Thursday, giving the index only its fourth gain this month.

Mutual fund news: Facebook, Bill Gross, Vanguard
2012-05-24T21:09:43Z

Invest for the long term and keep daily news in perspective. It's easy to get sucked into a negative mindset, with troubles at Facebook and JPMorgan Chase in the headlines.

Senate bill aims to increase drug import safety
2012-05-24T19:39:31Z

U.S. regulators would inspect more drug manufacturing facilities in China, India and other foreign countries as part of legislation approved Thursday that aims to step up oversight of the nation's imported pharmaceutical supply.

Buffett says his firm likely to buy newspapers
2012-05-24T19:39:31Z

Warren Buffett says his company is likely to buy more newspapers in the next few years, and Berkshire Hathaway will not try to influence the editorial policies of any of them.

Alabama governor signs both budgets
2012-05-24T19:19:20Z

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed two state budgets into law. Bentley said Thursday he didn't like everything the Legislature put into the education and General Fund budgets, but there were more positives than negatives.

New Google data show Microsoft's piracy problems
2012-05-24T19:19:20Z

Google's Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft's copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies pushing for tougher online piracy laws.

Elton John falls sick, cancels 3 Las Vegas shows
2012-05-24T19:19:20Z

Elton John is cancelling three Las Vegas performances on doctors' orders after being hospitalized with a respiratory infection.

Pair sentenced for medical billing scam
2011-09-09T05:52:42Z

A woman who served as executive director of two medical offices affiliated with Partners HealthCare has been sentenced, along with her husband, to spend a year in jail after they pleaded guilty in Norfolk Superior Court to stealing nearly $500,000. The attorney general’s office said Carol and Robert Peterson, formerly of Westwood, also must perform 250 hours of community service. ...