DALLAS (AP) -- A softcover copy of the first Harry Potter book has sold for just over $19,000, according to a Dallas auction house. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was one of only 200 copies from the first printing issued with illustrated wrappers by London publisher Bloomsbury. The 1997 work about the boy wizard was published in the United States as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and includes an illustrated card signed by author J. K. Rowling. ...more

March 9, 2009

The Anheuser-Busch shareholders approval of the sale of the company to Belgium-based InBev on Wednesday includes Busch Entertainment Corp., which operates 10 theme parks including Busch Gardens and Adventure Island in Tampa. ...more

November 13, 2008

The British pair on trial for sex on the beach deny going all the way, but even a snuggle in the sand is too much in this Persian Gulf city. Although Dubai sells itself as a party hot spot, its Arab population hews to conservative Muslim values. ...more

October 16, 2008

By foot, bus and bicycle, thousands of fervent followers of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto converged Wednesday, preparing to welcome her home today from eight years of exile. ...more

October 18, 2007