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Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc said on Wednesday it expects to report a 42 percent drop in third-quarter homebuilding revenue, but said net signed contracts increased in the quarter and said home buyers are less concerned about prices.

Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc said on Wednesday it expects to report a 42 percent drop in third-quarter homebuilding revenue, but said net signed contracts increased in the quarter.

Four more bodies were pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday and divers searched for the other two victims of a collision between a small plane and a helicopter that killed nine people, including five Italian tourists.

The bodies of seven people killed in a crash between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River have been recovered, the National Transportation Safety Board said today.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted its best quarter in nearly two years, as recovering stock markets boosted the value of its equity investments and derivatives bets.

The U.S. unemployment rate fell in July for the first time in 15 months as employers cut far fewer jobs than expected, giving the clearest indication yet that the economy was turning around from a deep recession.

The U.S. unemployment rate fell in July for the first time in 15 months as employers cut far fewer jobs than expected, providing the clearest indication yet that the economy was turning around.

George Sodini, the men suspected of shooting three women dead in a Pennsylvania gym was studious and very quiet, according to a women in a self-help seminar he attended.

Below is George Sodini's self help video posted more than a year ago in YouTube.

A gunman allegedly opened fire in a Latin dance class at a Pennsylvania health club Tuesday night, killing three women before turning a gun on himself.

George Sodini is reportedly identified as the man who walked into the LA Fitness gym class in Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening, turned off the lights and started shooting.

A man walked into a suburban Pittsburgh gym on Tuesday evening and opened fire in a Latin dance class, killing three women before turning his weapon on himself and taking his own life, police said.

Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell on Tuesday signed legislation on Tuesday that will extend jobless benefits in the state for an additional seven weeks for more than 23,000 residents.

Use of antidepressant drugs in the United States doubled between 1996 and 2005, probably because of a mix of factors, researchers reported on Monday.

Philadelphia Eagles middle linebacker Stewart Bradley will likely miss the season after suffering a knee injury Saturday night during Flight Night at Lincoln Financial Field.

Two law firms are investigating potential shareholder claims against Huron Consulting Group Inc concerning possible securities violations after the company disclosed an accounting scandal on Friday

Ex-Qwest Chief Executive Joseph Nacchio could get his six-year prison sentence and $52 million penalty for insider trading reduced, after an appeals court said on Friday he was improperly sentenced.

FirstMerit Corp reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, weighed down by higher provisions for bad loans and charges, and said it was looking for Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)-assisted deals for banks with assets of up to $5 billion.

A vocal group of conspiracy theorists known as birthers are riling the White House with their persistent claim that Barack Obama is not an American citizen and therefore ineligible to be president.

The Princeton Review released on Monday the latest list of U.S. top party schools 2009 based on a survey of 122,000 students:

First Niagara Financial Group Inc said it agreed to buy Harleysville National Corp for $5.50 per share, or $237 million, in stock to create a strong foothold in Pennsylvania.