Republican presidential candidate John McCain is taking up the issue of possible job losses due to the closure of a DHL shipping site in Ohio, the result of a corporate merger aided by his campaign manager during his work as a lobbyist.

Authorities say three people have been charged with bombing a federal courthouse and a FedEx building in San Diego. A federal grand jury returned the indictment Tuesday against 31-year-old Rachelle Carlock, 59-year-old Ella Louise Sanders and 43-year-old Eric Reginald Robinson -- all from San Diego.

ST. LOUIS----Harriet Green, chief executive officer of global electronics distributor Premier Farnell plc, has been elected to Emerson's board of directors, it was announced today by David N.

Shares in News Corp. fell sharply Wednesday after the media conglomerate said growth in the current fiscal year would slow because of the flagging economy.

Shares of Emerson Electric Co., which provides electrical gear, automation systems and process technology, rose Wednesday, a day after it reported that fiscal third-quarter profit rose 6.6 percent on strong international sales and favorable currency.