IOWA CITY, Iowa - An anonymous letter with $500 and a plea for forgiveness sheds some light on a long-forgotten crime at an Iowa Catholic college.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Police say a paralyzed Indiana man was unable to leave his bed as his house was being robbed after burglars put a T-shirt over his face.

FAIRFIELD, Ohio - A Sweet 16 party turned sour Tuesday evening when an estimated 2,000 teenagers showed up for the private party meant for about 100 people.

INDIANAPOLIS A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink.

COCOA BEACH, Fla. - Garrett Gollihugh may not feel so lucky today on his 11th birthday.

ELLENWOOD, Ga. - Someone made off with loot from a Georgia church but also left behind an apology.

Matches previous low set in April.

The median sales price is $212,200.

Dow is down 4.30, or 0.04 percent, at 10,429.41.

Purchases up 0.6%, incomes up 0.2%

WASHINGTON - Orders for big-ticket factory goods fell unexpectedly in October as the economy struggles to get back to full health.

Total receiving benefits fell to 5.42 million.

It's a multibillion-dollar question that could make the difference between recovery and another dark year for many retailers.

AZ has highest percentage of job losses in U.S.

High-tech manufacturers are looking for ways to reduce energy consumption to cut costs and be more environmentally friendly.

Rather than dump leftover fried turkey grease down the drain this Thanksgiving, one alternative-fuel manufacturer wants to pour it into the gas tank.

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Alt-fuel manufacturer AZ Biodiesel in Gilbert is collecting used oil from anyone who fries a turkey.

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. - Police in Southern California say a man has been caught on surveillance videotape stealing a nun's purse at a Los Angeles-area supermarket.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The union representing shuttle bus drivers at the University of Maryland says employees are sick and tired of intoxicated students getting sick on buses.