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You can sit at the bar at Commander's Palace in New Orleans and drink history. Order a Sazerac — it's the very first cocktail, dating back to the early 1800s, concocted by Antoine Peychaud of his own bitters and Sazerac cognac for extra zest.

The head of Russian military intelligence, Igor Korobov, 62, died after his agency was accused of activities against the U.S. His predecessor also died at age 58 from unclear circumstances.

Associate Attorney General Tony West served as the point man for the Obama administration's efforts to recover taxpayer money in settlements related to residential-mortgage-backed securities.

In the latest wave, the highly transmissible omicron variant has moved more quickly than contact tracing allows.

Congressional leaders say they're mostly satisfied with what they've learned about the counterintelligence investigation but have a few more questions for the FBI and Department of Justice.

President Biden said the current law limits his administration's power to hold executives responsible when midsize banks fail due to mismanagement.

The Beige Book — a big, official report — is mostly a bunch of stories gathered by talking to businesses around the country.

After two years of political bickering, Richard Cordray has been confirmed as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He thinks that, in the end, his agency has won bipartisan support for the work it will do.

Hurricane Ike is storming toward the Gulf Coast of Texas — home to a quarter of the nation's oil refining capacity. As refineries shut down in anticipation of the storm, wholesale gasoline prices have shot up, despite crude oil prices falling to their lowest level in more than five months.

Former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are convicted Thursday of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud in a case born from one of the biggest business scandals in U.S. history. The pair now face lengthy prison sentences.