Inside the jury room, the case had nothing to do with Susan Powell. Outside, it was all about her.

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc is making another bet on the newspaper industry, with a deal to buy the majority of Media General Inc's papers for $142 million in cash. Berkshire will also loan $400 million to the company and provide a $45 million credit line. Media General will issue warrants for approximately 4.6 million Class A shares, representing 19.9 percent of its existing shares outstanding. Media General's shares soared 38 percent to $4.33 in mid-morning trade, touching their highest level in six weeks. ...

Taylor Swift has taught a generation of kids to appreciate country music over the last five years. Now, she's donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to make sure that education continues.

A failed levy vote in an Oregon county is taking a toll: government workers facing dismissal, a pending prisoner release, and crimes such as misdemeanor domestic assault and shoplifting likely to go unprosecuted.

Medical marijuana advocates have a message for Democratic leaders and federal prosecutors with an eye on political office: Don't mess with pot.

Fueled by high winds, a wildfire that has prompted the evacuation of a historic mining town in northern Arizona nearly tripled in size.