Five people are facing charges for kidnapping. Police say the kidnapping of a man was reported around 1 oâclock Wednesday morning near the 400 block of west locust.
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US President Barack Obama will encounter a nation mourning one of its worst maritime disasters and on edge over North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship Friday when he flies to South Korea. The trip to Seoul was once billed as a routine, informal stop to…
US aerospace and defense giant Boeing raised its 2014 profit outlook Wednesday despite a first-quarter profit slide, citing strong demand for its new jetliners. A sharp rise in pension costs from a change in retirement plans offset Boeing’s robust commercial…
Two US astronauts stepped out on a brief spacewalk Wednesday to install a backup computer at the International Space Station after one failed earlier this month. Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson climbed out of the space station starting…
US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly said Tuesday it has reached an agreement to acquire the animal health division of Novartis of Switzerland for $5.4 billion (3.9 billion euros). In a statement Eli Lilly said the deal will strengthen and diversify its…
Coca-Cola was taken to task by the US Supreme Court on Monday, with justices questioning whether a drink sold as fruit juice was the real thing. The US soft drinks giant is being sued by Californian fruit juice maker Pom Wonderful, who accuse Coca-Cola…
Three men were charged in New York in connection with a $33 million scam over two decades making and selling paintings purportedly by world-famous artists but which were in fact fakes. Among the bogus works were pieces supposedly by Mark Rothko and…
Just add water and stir. A US company says its new powdered alcohol product has been approved by US regulators and is poised to hit stores in the coming months. Palcohol is made by an Arizona company called Lipsmark and will come in six varieties of…
The Boston Marathon returns Monday amid major security after last year’s deadly bombings as a near record 35,660 runners get set to compete. One million people are expected to line the route in a show of defiance and to honor the victims and survivors…
US Vice President Joe Biden was to begin a two-day visit to Ukraine on Monday amid Russian “outrage” over a deadly weekend shootout in the rebel east that shattered a fragile Easter truce. Washington has warned Moscow that time is running out for the…