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Judge may gut $289M award over Monsanto’s Roundup weed-killer

A San Francisco judge said Wednesday she is considering tossing out the lion’s share of the $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto and ordering a new trial over whether the company’s weed-killer caused a groundskeeper’s cancer.

First-class stamp could hit 55 cents as Postal Service swims in debt

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to increase the price of its first-class stamp by 5 cents to 55 cents to help stem its mounting red ink. If approved by regulators, the 10 percent increase to the cost of mailing a 1-ounce letter would be the biggest since 1991.

New York man charged in Election Day bomb plot

Federal authorities have charged a New York man with building a 200-pound bomb they say he planned to detonate on Election Day on the National Mall in Washington.

Texas judge refuses plea to keep 9-year-old girl on life support

A judge has denied a family’s plea to extend a court order that has kept a 9-year-old North Texas girl on life support. The ruling Wednesday means doctors in Fort Worth can disconnect Payton Summons from life support after 1:20 p.m. Monday.

Dow Jones falls more than 800 points as tech companies drop

U.S. stocks plunged to their worst loss in eight months on Wednesday as technology companies continued to drop. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 831 points.

Man stabbed at haunted house in Tennessee

A man has been stabbed in the arm at a haunted house in Tennessee, and an attraction employee has been suspended.

 
Operator of limo company in deadly NY crash arrested

The operator of a limousine company involved in a crash that killed 20 people was arrested Wednesday, state police said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the charges were related to the deadly wreck.