CLEVELAND – A man arguing with workers at an airport ticket counter grabbed a police officer’s gun and shot a patrolman before he was killed by another officer Thursday, authorities said. The patrolman was shot twice in the chest and was in critical condition, city Safety Director Martin Flask said. …

NEW YORK – Planned layoffs fell 26 percent in March from February — the lowest level in 11 months, according to a report released on Tuesday. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s Economy page. Total planned layoffs in the month were 64,975 jobs, down from 87,437 cuts announced in February, according …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – An American soldier was killed in a roadside bombing north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Friday, making April the deadliest month for American forces in Iraq this year. Also Friday, American troops, acting on tips from Iraqi intelligence, killed the reputed al Qaeda boss of Samarra, …

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan authorities found the bullet-ridden bodies of three Canadian boys who had been kidnapped more than a month ago in the South American country, the justice minister said. The bodies of 17-year-old John Faddoul, along with his brothers Kevin, 13, and Jason, 12, were found Tuesday afternoon …

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A man who sent billions of junk e-mails hawking online college degrees, sexually explicit Web sites and “generic Viagra” must pay more than $5 million in penalties to America Online Inc., a federal judge ruled. Christopher William Smith, of Prior Lake, Minn., was considered one of the …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The pre-dawn airstrike purportedly aimed at Usama bin Laden’s deputy has strained ties with a key U.S. ally in the war on terror and could provoke more anti-American fanaticism in Pakistan, analysts said Monday. Friday’s alleged CIA mission in the Bajur tribal region, which Pakistani officials say …

SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. will stop developing a version of its Windows Media Player for Apple Computer Inc.’s Macs, and will instead offer free technology that lets people play Windows Media files using Apple’s own software. The company decided to stop developing the Mac version so it could focus on …

NEW YORK – Job searchers should not despair over December’s relatively disappointing employment figures announced Friday. Many employers say they still need more workers, and the labor market looks so tight that a shortage may be ahead. The Labor Department said 108,000 jobs were created last month, slightly more than …

PARK CITY, Utah – Two films examining immigrant life in America, the Hispanic teen drama “Quinceanera” and the Sudanese refugee documentary “God Grew Tired of Us,” won top honors Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival. “Quinceanera,” written and directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer and featuring a cast loaded …

CHICAGO – Hershey Co. (HSY) Wednesday posted sales slightly below analysts’ estimates and slower growth, excluding acquisitions, than in recent quarters, sending its shares down more than 3 percent to their lowest point since December 2004. Sales excluding acquisitions, or organic sales, rose about 4 percent. That is down from …