SEVEN people have been arrested in Sydney and Melbourne over a scam involving the manufacture and distribution of more than 200 fraudulent credit cards a week.

MOLLIE Sugden, the television actor who played the cat-obsessed Betty Slocombe in Are You Being Served?, has died age 86.

US car sales tumbled in June as the economy remained a deep concern for consumers, but Ford posted far better results than other large carmakers and shot ahead of Detroit rivals passing through federally sponsored bankruptcies.

THE World Trade Organisation has warned of rising protectionism amid the economic crisis as it sharply cut its forecast for trade volumes of developed and developing economies this year.

TWICE as many children will die of swine flu in the next 12 months compared to the number of deaths from regular influenza, a leading disease expert suggests.

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is on target to complete 10,000 miles of on- and off-road durability testing of its MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) at the Nevada Automotive Test Center, further proving the vehicle’s

BENONI, South Africa -- BAE Systems has acquired the South African designed and developed "Iguana" light armoured vehicle and will rebrand it as RG34. The vehicle will be marketed to military, peace-keeping and security authorities globally.

Before adjourning for the summer, the court ruled on cases ranging from employment discrimination and prescription drugs to football jerseys and bible clubs. A constitutional law professor joins Midday to review the big cases and sum up Justice David Souter's

The second new car-safety law in a monthtakes effect this week in Minnesota.

Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to the maximum150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme.

Authorities focused on combating gangactivity in the Twin Cities hope to set up a temporary unit this week, so their investigations can continue while the Metro Gang Strike Force remains suspended.

If you don't know the person asking for money, don't give it away.

A federal judge in Minneapolis has approved a settlement relating to a stock options backdating scandal at UnitedHealth Group.

Another new car safety law takes effect in Minnesota today. Children under 8 years old or under 4 feet 9 inches tall must now travel in car seats or booster seats.

Nine months after the Republican NationalConvention in St. Paul, three more protesters face new charges.

The St. Paul Police Department is takingcommunity policing efforts to the Internet.

A temporary, gang-fighting police unitwill contain all new members while the investigation of the MetroGang Strike Force continues.

The investigation of the Metro Gang Strike Force is expanding, Minnesota's Public Safety Commissioner told police in St. Paul today.

St. Paul city officials have filed lawsuits against two street gangs in an attempt to prevent violence at the upcoming Rondo Days festival.

Associated Press - July 1, 2009 6:35 PM ET McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement with the U.S. State Department that would allow citizens...