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BOSTON — A husband’s $9,600 in payments to his ex-wife is not deductible as alimony because the ex-wife’s attorney characterized the payments as a “lump sum” obligation in the final draft of their property settlement agreement, the U.S. Tax Court ...

Back in the good old days, attorneys could bank on the security of a law-firm partnership — an inner sanctum that provided not only money, but membership in an elite group that took care of its own. But within the ...

The risk of getting head and neck cancer is higher in women who smoke versus those who don’t than in comparable groups of men, a study found. Males who smoke are 5.5 times more likely than other men to get ...

Looking to stem gang violence and alleviate fears of residents who say they are intimidated and terrorized by gangs in their neighborhoods, more city officials are turning to a civil remedy: seeking injunctions against gang members to keep them away ...

Back in the good old days, attorneys could bank on the security of a law-firm partnership — an inner sanctum that provided not only money, but membership in an elite group that took care of its own. But within the ...

Former Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta recalls how his boss, President George W. Bush, bristled at the idea of raising gasoline taxes in the 2005 highway bill. “He took his Sharpie out and said, ‘Norm, get those tax increases out. I ...

Geron Corp., the developer of stem-cell therapies, jumped the most in three months in Nasdaq trading after researchers reported that cardiac cells derived from human embryos helped rats recover from a heart attack. On May 17, the company gained 15 ...

Sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. fell in July for a fifth consecutive month, adding to the inventory of unsold properties and showing the housing slump that triggered a collapse in credit markets will drag on. Purchases declined ...

Teresa A. Woody of The Woody Law Firm in Kansas City A private abortion provider in St. Louis County has asked to join Planned Parenthood’s federal lawsuit against new state requirements for abortion clinics. Dr. Allen S. Palmer has performed ...

The leader of a panel charged with nominating judges will address a Senate committee next month. Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields wrote to the seven members of the Appellate Judicial Commission last week, asking them to appear before the Senate ...

A Jackson County judge ordered Allstate Insurance Co. to turn over documents it has been reluctant to give up. The order from Judge Michael Manners on Wednesday required that Allstate produce the documents that allegedly contain company secrets in “unredacted ...