McDonnell Douglas Corp. said its income plunged 33% in the first quarter of 1986 from a year earlier, largely because of a charge to cover the costs of making helicopter modifications required by the Army.
Norwegian Prime Minister Kare Willoch's centrist coalition government collapsed after losing a parliamentary test of confidence by one vote.
Just one year after it reported a surplus of almost $300 million, the state fund that pays disability benefits to about 650,000 California workers has been forced to borrow money to make it through the end of the year.
A capsule containing uranium fell out of an X-ray machine Wednesday night at a Kerr-McGee Corp. plant that makes fuel for the space shuttle program, and authorities closed off a section of the plant.
A San Diego man died after being struck by a car Friday as he attempted to cross Martin Luther King Jr.
The dollar dropped against most key currencies Monday, hitting another low against the Japanese yen, driven down by expectations that the U.S. economy might lay the basis for lower interest rates.
Javelin thrower Bob Roggy, who was No. 1 in the world in 1982, died early Sunday morning after being thrown from the back of a pick up truck, Houston police said.
Manchester United, once 10 points ahead in the English League soccer standings, slipped farther behind in the title race Sunday after losing at home to Sheffield Wednesday, 2-0.
The stock market turned downward Monday as blue-chip issues reversed course after Friday's late upsurge.
The dollar fell broadly against major foreign currencies in thin trading on Thursday, reflecting bearish sentiment over a weak U.S. economy and speculation that interest rates will decline further.
Four shipyard workers were injured Saturday afternoon in San Pedro when a cable snapped and the platform they were riding plummeted 50 feet to the deck of a ship, a Los Angeles City Fire Department spokesman said.
Caremark's common stock plunged sharply in active trading Wednesday as jittery investors dumped
The dollar rose and then fell in active trading Thursday after confirmation that monetary officials
The dollar plunged against the Japanese yen again Friday, despite central bank intervention.
A young man trying to perform a handstand on a railing of the Rainbow Bridge fell 45 yards into the Niagara River and disappeared.
The U.S. dollar fell sharply against all major currencies in active, sometimes nervous activity in
Lockheed Corp. reported Monday a 14% drop in earnings in the fourth quarter and only a 1.7% gain for the year because of higher interest costs and expenses in developing a turn-of-the-century fighter for the Air Force.
The end came hard for Ted Douglas Nelson.
Willie Banks figuratively came back to earth Saturday in the Footlocker Summer Games at Edwards Stadium.
The dollar fell sharply Friday, extending a retreat that has seen it lose 3.2% of its value in a week, following further evidence of sluggish economic activity in the United States.