Movement to shut down shark tours in Hawaii grows
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AP
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35 minutes ago Three women donned scuba masks and jumped into the waters off Oahu's North Shore, floating inside a submerged cage as about a dozen sharks glided toward bloody fish scraps tossed into the water by a tour company.
Demolition delayed for the 'Big E' hotel
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AP
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40 minutes ago A defunct western Kentucky hotel that was once a popular entertainment venue where famous acts performed has been given a reprieve from demolition, but only a temporary one.
More power for shareholders in ND pension funds?
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AP
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2 hours, 3 minutes ago When shareholders in seven companies recently rebuffed proposals to move their corporate homes to North Dakota, the state's own employee pension fund was among the stockholders that opposed making the switch.
Returning Asians to fill talent gap, boost innovation
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Reuters
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2 hours, 43 minutes ago "Go East" is a message being heeded by many Asian professionals in the United States and Europe who see brighter job prospects in a region that is expected to outperform the rest of the world for economic growth.
Wyoming plant making ethanol from trees
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AP
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Sat 6:49 pm ET In this tiny town on Wyoming's northern plains, workers feed large piles of aromatic pine chips into a labyrinth of pipes and tanks that process the wood into 200-proof liquid ethanol.
[video] Jackson's Memorial at the Staples Center [1.9 min]
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at MarketWatch
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Sat 6:37 pm ET Thousands of Michael Jackson fans have applied for free tickets to a memorial service at Los Angeles's Staples Center through an online lottery.
Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image
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AP
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Sat 5:30 pm ET Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.
Va. company plans 200-tower central Ind. wind farm
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AP
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Sat 4:57 pm ET The parent company of Indianapolis Power & Light Co. is planning a wind farm with 200 or more towers that could become the state's largest generator of the alternative energy.
Car dealer fights Chrysler over franchise
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AP
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Sat 4:57 pm ET A poster in Jim Tarbox's office at his North Kingstown Chrysler Jeep dealership declares: "Challenge: The harder the course, the more rewarding the triumph."
Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis
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AP
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Sat 4:20 pm ET California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all.
Group opposes water-bottling venture in Tecumseh
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AP
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Sat 4:16 pm ET The city of Tecumseh says it has received a letter outlining opposition by the group Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation to a proposed water-bottling venture that's moving ahead.
A look at the week ahead for the stock market
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at CNNMoney.com
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Sat 3:54 pm ET A second-quarter rally has given way to what could be a rocky third quarter as investors contend with quarterly results, economic reports.
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