Delta will boost share buybacks, quarterly dividend
ATLANTA (AP) _ Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. rose Wednesday after the carrier announced a plan to buy back $5 billion in its own …
Fund formed to aid Baltimore businesses hurt by riots
BALTIMORE (AP) _ Baltimore’s economic development arm is seeking to raise $15 million to help businesses recover from riots and looting sparked by the death …
Health department facing projected deficit of $6 million
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ The state health department is facing a project deficit of nearly $6 million. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1RE65gp …
Black professor regrets comments critical of white students
By PHILIP MARCELO BOSTON (AP) _ An incoming Boston University professor who called “white college males” a “problem population” and was publicly criticized by the …
Talks underway to try and resolve Spain soccer strike
MADRID (AP) _ Spanish soccer officials and the country’s players’ union are having last-minute talks to see if they can agree to call off a …
Players Championship TV rating 3rd-highest Sunday in decade
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Rickie Fowler’s remarkable rally and playoff victory gave The Players Championship its third-highest Sunday preliminary rating in the last decade. According …
Indiana’s HIV outbreak grows to 153 confirmed cases
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ State health officials say southeastern Indiana’s HIV outbreak tied to needle-sharing among intravenous drug users has reached 153 confirmed cases. The number …
Syracuse U. fraternity suspended during investigation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) _ A Syracuse University fraternity has been ordered to suspend activities while authorities investigate an alleged assault. According to court records, 22-year-old …
GlaxoSmithKline, UNC form company aiming to find AIDS cure
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) _ GlaxoSmithKline and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are teaming up to form a company which will look …
IOC opens bid process for Olympic TV rights in Europe
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) _ The IOC has opened the bidding process for broadcast rights across Europe for the 2018 and 2020 Olympics. The International Olympic …