ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) — Four airmen were killed in a cargo plane that crashed during a training run at an Air Force base, military authorities said Thursday. The crash sent a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, witnesses said. Three of the men were in the Alaska Air Guard...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures rose Thursday after a new batch of upbeat earnings and a modest drop in jobless claims renewed some optimism about the economy. Southwest Airlines Co. , ExxonMobil Corp. and Avon Products Inc. topped forecasts. Strong earnings worldwide gave European markets a U...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to increase small business lending is in jeopardy in the Senate as lawmakers struggle to reach agreement on a series of Republican amendments. Democratic leaders have scheduled a key test vote Thursday on the legislation. But the bill won't advance unless Democrats a...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The chief official at the port where a Japanese tanker was docked a day after it was damaged while sailing out of the Persian Gulf says investigators now believe the ship may have been involved in a collision. Captain Musa Murad told The Associated Press on...

CHICAGO (AP) — Colgate-Palmolive Co. 's second-quarter net income rose more than 7 percent as the consumer products maker kept selling more of its Palmolive dishwashing liquid, Ajax cleanser and Colgate toothpaste. However, Colgate is being hurt more than it expected by the devaluation of it...