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WASHINGTON (AP) — Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.The Washington Pos ...more

NEW YORK (AP) — Delta's formula for winning over New York travelers is simple: floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant power outlets and a burger joint with a cult-like following.The airline opened a sprawling $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport ...more

NEW YORK (AP) — Key currency exchange rates Friday, compared with late Thursday in New York:<table> <tr> <td>Dollar vs:</td> <td>Exchange</td> <td>Rate</td> <td>Pvs</td> <td>Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yen< ...more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Haynes Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.The Washington Post reported he died at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. In a statement to t ...more

WEEKLY LOSS: Major stock indexes ended the week lower for the first time since the week ending April 19. A disappointing manufacturing report out of China and a sharp fall in Japan's stock market rattled investors' nerves this week. But anxiety over th ...more

PARIS (AP) — After two days of intense questioning from French magistrates, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Friday a court named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken businessman t ...more

Metals prices ended slightly lower Friday, as did agricultural futures.Crude oil ended the week down 2 percent as traders worried about global demand and shared the stock market's concerns about possible changes to the Federal Reserve economic s ...more

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEProcter &amp; Gamble Co., up $3.18 at $81.88The maker of Tide detergent and Crest toothpaste sa ...more

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for the federal government and unsecured creditors have filed objections to electric car maker CODA Holdings' bankruptcy plans.Court papers filed Friday argue that CODA's bankruptcy financing and sale plans unfairly ...more

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia to defend the country's "Bolivarian revolution" at a time when the government faces economic problems and political turmoil.President Nicolas Madu ...more