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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp have reached a global settlement that will return $7 billion to the bank's creditors, a critical step in the bankruptcy involving the biggest bank failure in U.S. history.

Vice President Joe Biden's son released from Philly hospital after suffering mild stroke. Vice President Joe Biden's son left the hospital Tuesday, a week after suffering what doctors said was a mild stroke.

Vice President Joe Biden's son left the hospital Tuesday, a week after suffering what doctors said was a mild stroke.

Vice President Joe Biden's older son, the Delaware attorney general, had a mild stroke Tuesday and was transferred to a Philadelphia hospital, where he was alert and talking with family.

Vice President Joe Biden's older son, the Delaware attorney general, had a mild stroke Tuesday and was transferred to a Philadelphia hospital, where he was alert and talking with family.

Vice President Joe Biden's older son, the Delaware attorney general, had a mild stroke Tuesday and was transferred to a Philadelphia hospital, where he was alert and talking with family.

Vice President Joe Biden's oldest son, the Delaware attorney general, had a mild stroke Tuesday and was transferred to a Philadelphia hospital, where he was recovering.

Biden's son being moved from Delaware to Philadelphia hospital for further observation. The White House says Vice President Joe Biden's son Beau is being transferred to a Philadelphia hospital for further observation and examination after suffering a mild stroke.

Vice President Joe Biden's oldest son had a mild stroke Tuesday but is expected to recover, his doctor said.

When workers want to leave, small businesses need to offer them something besides money. This scene is likely to play out at many small businesses in the coming months:

Chemical manufacturer DuPont cites strong business growth, more than doubles 1st-qtr earnings. After enduring several quarters in the economic doldrums, chemical maker DuPont Co. experienced smoother sailing in the first quarter as a rising economic tide helped generate higher-than-expected profits.

Mayor: NC town bans swimmers from wearing thongs in hope of remaining 'Mayberry with a beach'. A North Carolina town that the mayor called "Mayberry with a beach" has banned swimmers from wearing thongs. Kure Beach Mayor Dean Lambeth said "we're going to keep this as close to Mayberry with a beach as you can keep it," referring to the idyllic Southern community portrayed on the 1960s TV series "The Andy Griffith Show."

Piedmont to invest $217 mln to supply natural gas to Progress Energy plant in NC. Piedmont Natural Gas Inc. said Thursday it has struck an agreement with Progress Energy Inc. to supply natural gas to a plant near Wilmington, N.C.

Firefighter killed in silo explosion on NY farm where 104 cows died in earlier barn fire. A fire in an animal-feed silo triggered an explosion that killed a firefighter at a farm in northern New York where, just three days earlier, a barn blaze killed more than 100 cows.

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:

NEWARK, Del. (Reuters) - At first glance, the Toyota Scion sitting in the University of Delaware parking lot looks like a normal boxy car.

Man who NC police say escaped from prison claims to be Va. man who died 27 years ago. An accused fugitive who police say escaped while serving a 20-year prison sentence for drug trafficking claims he's a man who died in Virginia nearly three decades ago.

Man who NC police say escaped from prison claims to be Va. man who died 27 years ago. An accused fugitive who police say escaped while serving a 20-year prison sentence for drug trafficking claims he's a man who died in Virginia nearly three decades ago.

An accused fugitive who police say escaped while serving a 20-year prison sentence for drug trafficking claims he's a man who died in Virginia nearly three decades ago.

Top 25 metropolitan areas with largest numeric population increases from 2008 to 2009.