Minnesota Vikings lineman Pat Williams is telling a judge he didn't know an over-the-counter weight-loss supplement contained a banned substance that got him in trouble with the NFL.

The H.J. Heinz Co. on Wednesday said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 42 cents.

I'm a little late writing about this, but I keep thinking about a blog entry that Seattle SEO guru Rand Fishkin posted a few days ago, analyzing the ROI on social media marketing.

Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend's father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia. But online, federal authorities say, the devoted caretaker developed a daring alter ego, refashioning herself as "Jihad Jane" while helping recruit and finance Muslim terrorists - and eventually moving overseas to try to kill an artist she perceived as an enemy to Islam.

Scant buying lifted stocks for a second day Wednesday after the government reported a drop in companies' inventories.

A selling price wasn't disclosed, but Seattle venture firm Maveron said it had "a successful exit in the wellness secto,r" selling Kinetix Living to Regence BlueShield of Washington.

To European officials, financial derivatives are dangerous weapons that worsened Greece's debt crisis and should be curbed.

President Michelle Bachelet leaves office Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins - and her popularity in the clouds.

An arrest warrant on a murder charge has been issued for a 21-year-old Tulalip man who failed to appear at a court hearing in Everett.

United Airlines has made a firm order for 25 of Airbus' A350 extra-wide bodied jets, fulfilling a commitment signed in December, the European aircraft manufacturer said Wednesday.

First lady Michelle Obama challenged software and video game designers Wednesday to develop games and tools that get kids, especially 9- to 12-year-olds, excited about eating better and exercising more.

Authorities say a flight from Miami to the Dominican Republic had to return to an airport gate because of an unruly passenger.

The Treasury Department has received $15.39 million from the sale of warrants it received from Washington Federal Inc. as part of the support it provided from the government's $700 billion bailout program.

Boeing Co. will pay the retired chief of its commercial airplane division $1.5 million to work as a consultant for two years, a paycheck that works out to $850 an hour.

Moody's Investors Service affirmed its ratings and negative outlook for Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday and warned of a potential downgrade, citing the company's decision to buy Facet Biotech Corp. for $450 million.

Jefferson County Commissioners were talking about asking the congressional delegation to support a $1 million appropriation for a passenger ferry to run between Port Townsend and Seattle.

The Detroit Lions have signed free agent cornerback Jonathan Wade to a one-year contract.

The Arab League recommended on Wednesday to withdraw its support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement building in east Jerusalem.

Telecommunications company Qwest Communications International Inc. said Wednesday that it tendered $959.5 million worth of notes by an early deadline.

The Treasury Department has received $15.39 million from the sale of warrants it received from Washington Federal Inc. as part of the support it provided from the government's $700 billion bailout program.