Six F-16 fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates, a key US ally, landed at an Italian base on Sunday ahead of their deployment to help enforce the no-fly zone over Libya.The six planes could be seen landing at the Decimomannu base on the island of Sardinia after a logistics plane also arrived at the…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk faced pressure on Monday to come up with a plan to win approval for long-delayed free trade agreements with Panama and Colombia by the time he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on March 9."We expect that you will come prepared to (1) identify specifically any additional…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) has agreed to pay $410 million to settle lawsuits accusing it of charging customers with excessive overdraft fees, court documents show.The largest U.S. bank by assets is among the more than two dozen U.S., Canadian and European lenders named as defendants in the class-action litigation, which…

Google on Monday added Priority Inbox to its Gmail mobile Web app.Priority Inboxto place the most important messages up top, followed by starred e-mails, and then everything else underneath. Priority Inbox can be customized, however, to display the categories of your choice.Until now, it was only available on the desktop and Android devices. Google has…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson reported disappointing quarterly revenue due to plunging U.S. sales of consumer products that continue to be recalled for quality-control lapses, and the diversified healthcare company forecast 2011 earnings below Wall Street expectations."The fourth quarter was another disappointing quarter for Johnson & Johnson," said Morgan Stanley analyst David Lewis,…

MELBOURNE, Australia – Kim Clijsters finally won her first Australian Open title and the fourth major of her career, wiping tears from her eyes after she beat Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday.The loss ended an outstanding run through the tournament by Li, who became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles…

Two new additions bolster the firm’s reputation as New England’s leader in Business Law, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury and Family Law.Dover, NH (PRWEB) January 24, 2011 Attorney James P. Ball has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property, Business Law, and Civil Litigation practice. Jim is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, Connecticut…

Seeking to rally the nation to a new era of creative greatness, President Obama in his State of the Union address called on Americans to put aside partisan differences and unite around a common goal of global competitiveness."This is our generation's Sputnik moment," Obama said, likening the U.S.'s current economic situation to the days when…

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson, already under fire for a string of product recalls, has another public relations issue on its hands after its o.b. tampons temporarily disappeared from stores and little was said about what happened.O.b. users, many of whom have a cult-like loyalty to the product, said they were outraged when they…

After 40 years of pantsing the powerful, “it was time for me to figure out what I was talking about,” satirist P.J. O’Rourke told The Daily Caller during a recent visit. Enter: “,” O’Rourke’s most serious foray into the world of political philosophy.That’s right: Serious. “I don’t claim to be the kind of deep thinker…