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Recovery lost speed in the second quarter

The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment. Economic growth - Economic - United States - Social Sciences - Business

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‘What gall!’ Inmate sues his crime victims

A Florida inmate has filed a lawsuit seeking $500,000 in damages from 3 men who caught him red-handed with a stolen bicycle, claiming they roughed him up, a newspaper said. Crime - Lawsuit - Florida - Prison - Organizations

Disney to sell Miramax for over $660 million

Walt Disney Co has agreed to sell Miramax, the studio behind such films as "Trainspotting" and "No Country for Old Men," for more than $660 million to Filmyard Holdings LLC, ending months of talks between the media group and a star-studded cast of bidders. Miramax Films - Miramax - Disney - Walt Disney Company - Movie studio

Banks’ hard sell: Opt in for more overdraft fees

Overdraft - Business - Financial services - Banking Services - Banks and Institutions

20 dead as forest fires rage across Russia

Forest fires raged across Russia on Friday, destroying villages, surrounding one southern city and killing at least 20 people, including three firefighters, officials said. Wildfire - Russia - Firefighter - Nizhny Novgorod - Travel and Tourism

Poisoning scare hits U.S. Embassy in Paris

Two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Paris were being given medical tests Friday after handling a suspicious package and reporting feeling "unwell," officials said. Paris - Reuters - France - United States - Ile-de-France

Regional chains feed America’s burger appetite

Whether you want pear chutney on your sandwich, or an artery-clogging ball of meat and grease for less than a buck, there’s a regional burger chain for you somewhere in America. United States - Meat - Business - Fast food - burger

Incoming BP chief to outline Gulf recovery plan

Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley is set to outline his company's long-term efforts to help the Gulf of Mexico recover from the oil spill Friday morning. Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - BP - Environment - Business

BP CEO: I’m a ‘villain for doing the right thing’

Tony Hayward, who resigned as chief executive of BP in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, has said that he was turned into "a villain for doing the right thing." Tony Hayward - Oil spill - BP - Gulf Oil - Chief executive officer