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Japanese voters ousted the party that's ruled the country for most of the past half-century. The party that's taking power is signaling that it wants changes in its military and economic relations with the U.S.

The first to publish Samuel Beckett in the United States, independent publisher Barney Rosset ushered in some of the most important — and controversial — developments in 20th century American literary history.

CEOs of the nation's largest banks and financial institutions faced a congressional gantlet, testifying in their own defense about how they spent billions in taxpayer bailout money. Lawmakers wanted to know why the rescue hasn't resulted in more lending to middle-class Americans.

The fanciful dish was meant to impress nearly 400 years ago, so don't roll your eyes at photos of these pretty edibles: They're actually a time-honored tradition tinged with a bit of kitchen science.

Employers stepped up job creation in April, expanding payrolls by 290,000 -- the most in four years and nearly twice what analysts had expected. The joblessness rate rose as people streamed back into the market looking for work, but as one expert put it, "When you look at the employment report from 20,000 feet, it's all good numbers."

A statement filed with the SEC ahead of Massey Energy's annual stockholders meeting shows Don Blankenship was paid $17.8 million last year, nearly double his compensation in 2007. The company, which owns the mine where 29 miners died last week, was assessed $12.9 million in proposed fines for safety violations in 2009.

At the heart of two lawsuits that are working their way through the federal courts lies one question: Does the Vatican control its Catholic bishops? The answer could determine whether the Vatican can be sued in U.S. courts and be forced to open up its secret archives.

Europe's fiscal crisis grew Wednesday when Standard & Poor's downgraded Spain's debt just as European leaders met in Berlin to calm investors about the looming crisis in Greece. The leaders may be able to bail out Greece in the short term, but the long-term outlook is still worrisome — and the crisis could undermine the global recovery.

The Trump administration fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on the eve of his retirement in 2018. McCabe then sued over his termination.

The Massachusetts attorney general alleges that the family behind Purdue Pharma knew that OxyContin was causing overdoses, yet continued to cash in. New documents in the case were released Thursday.