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Police on Sunday praised a dispatcher and crisis negotiator for persuading a gunman to surrender after he allegedly shot and killed three people in a Southern California neighborhood, wounded two others and fired on officers.

Teterboro Landing, the 580,000-square-foot mixed-use project that has sparked concern from area merchants because of its plans for two big box stores and the state's granting it special liquor licenses, is moving steadily ahead.

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In responding to a lawsuit filed by actor/comedian Tracy Morgan, Wal-Mart says it is sorry one of its trucks was involved in the New Jersey accident that killed one and injured Morgan and two other comedians, and is "committed to doing the right thing for all involved."

Tracy Morgan is suing Wal-Mart over last month's highway crash that seriously injured him and killed a fellow comedian.

We've done a lot of work here at Adweek on ROI data, and a few readers have asked that we explain what on earth we're talking about, because it's a somewhat scary phenomenon to consumers - especially in an age when surveillance is such a hot topic - and a thrilling opportunity to advertisers.

A40 percent increase in traffic along a short section of Highland Drive has funneled more vehicles onto residential streets since the south Medford interchange opened in 2009.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court opened a minefield with its Burwell v.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, one-third of the total U.S. workforce will be age 50 and older by 2016.

Nickelodeon is launching a new TV series, Dora & Friends: Into the City , in August.

The California Second District Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the city of Atascadero complied with environmental laws in its approval of the construction of a Walmart superstore.

Family Dollar Stores Inc. said fewer shoppers came into its stores in the three months through May 31, pushing sales down 1.8%, excluding newly opened or closed stores.

Good Samaritan >> There are truly good Samaritans in town. On July 3, I left my purse in a Walmart shopping cart.

Just a few days before the FCC is expected to vote on his proposal to revamp the E-Rate program, Chairman Tom Wheeler finds himself in a scramble for the three votes he needs to win approval for the program.

In their latest round of back-to-back earnings call presentations, Home Depot and Lowe's trotted out statistics for a weather-beaten first quarter, along with insights on what worked and what didn't.

Future development along State Route 9 in Milton, north of Bethany Bend to the Forsyth County line, will take on more of a mixed-use residential feel and less of a commercial feel.

There's no sugar coating it: E-commerce sales are booming. Forrester Research expects online retail sales to reach $414 billion by 2018 and to account for 11% of total U.S. retail sales, according to its "US Ecommerce Forecast: 2013 to 2018" report.

Ray Nagin's wife and children have made an eleventh-hour request to delay the sentencing of the disgraced former mayor, who is scheduled to find out Wednesday how long he'll spend in prison for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes while in office.

Philippe Mellier is calm and composed as we sit for our 30-minute session while nervous PR and marketing people hover over us on the floor of the JCK Las Vegas jewelry tradeshow.

Attorney General Martha Coakley said Monday her primary reason for running for governor is she believes she can help spur economic growth throughout the state -- not just in the Boston area -- that will benefit residents of all income levels.