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HP says gov't investigating troubled Autonomy unit

By MICHELLE CHAPMANAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Autonomy, the British business software company now owned by Hewlett-Packard Co., is facing a Justice Department investigation over improper accounting under previous management, according to HP. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange

Stocks tumble as 'fiscal cliff' deadline nears

By STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks fell for a fifth day on concern that Washington lawmakers will fail to reach a budget deal before a self-imposed year-end deadline. The five-day losing streak for the Dow Jones industrial average was the longest since July. The Dow dropped

Mayor: Keep 2 NY subway push deaths in perspective

By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - For New York City, it wasn't an unusual sight: a possibly mentally ill woman pacing and mumbling to herself on an elevated subway station platform. The woman eventually took a seat on a bench Thursday night, witnesses later said. Then, without any

US shuts embassy in Central African Republic

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department has closed its embassy in the Central African Republic and ordered the ambassador and his diplomatic team to leave the country as rebels there continue to advance and violence escalates, U.S. officials said Thursday. A