Complaints claim Egypt satirist defamed military

CAIRO — Egypt's top prosecutor received complaints Saturday against a popular television satirist less than 24 hours after he returned to the air, as the private TV station that airs his program sought to distance itself from its contents. The legal...

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Facebook off limits for Macedonian clergy

SKOPJE, Macedonia — The Macedonian Orthodox Church has banned it clergy from using Facebook to protect against abuse and "new phenomena of confessions and intimate conversations with young people," local media report. Reports on Saturday said the Holy...

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9 Ohio, W.Va. residents sue DuPont Co. over cancer

CINCINNATI — Nine Ohio and West Virginia residents who have cancer and other diseases have filed federal lawsuits this month against chemical giant DuPont, alleging the company knowingly contaminated drinking-water supplies with a chemical used by one...

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A year after Sandy, a slow recovery for thousands

NEW YORK — A year after Superstorm Sandy, thousands of people are still trying to fix their wrecked homes. The violent storm that struck the northeast U.S. on Oct. 29, 2012, has given way to an uneven recovery, stymied by bureaucracy, insurance disputes...

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Wis. company again expands chicken, ham recall

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee-based Garden-Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling 50 more tons of chicken and ham products over concerns of possible listeria contamination, its third recall in two months. The latest recall was announced Friday by the U.S. Department...

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Jay-Z defends deal with store accused of profiling

NEW YORK — Jay-Z — under increasing pressure to back out of a collaboration with the luxury store Barneys New York after it was accused of racially profiling two black customers — said Saturday he's being unfairly "demonized" for just waiting to hear...

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Aereo’s CEO signals more hiring in Hub

Internet TV company Aereo continues to expand and is looking to Boston to beef up its engineering staff even as it faces lawsuits across the country from broadcast industry giants. "Our expectation was there would be a lot of controversy around this,...

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Accelerating growth

MassChallenge, the Bay State's groundbreaking global startup accelerator and competition, is planning an extensive expansion that will include manufacturing facilities and outposts in Israel as well as potentially Europe, Asia and South America, according...

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GOP hopes 'Obamacare' woes have staying power

WASHINGTON — For nearly five years, Republicans have struggled to make a scandal stick to President Barack Obama's White House. One by one, the controversies — with shorthand names such as Solyndra, Benghazi, and Fast and Furious — hit a fever pitch,...

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Sebelius to face tough questioning on health law

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's health secretary is in the hot seat this week as House Republicans get a chance to question her about the troubled rollout of the health care law they long have tried to repeal. The GOP-run House Energy and Commerce...

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