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• Retailers sue Visa and MasterCard

  May 24, 2013 3:38 AM

  A group of major retailers are suing Visa and MasterCard. A group of retailers, including Macy's and Target, is suing, breaking off from a proposed $7.2 billion settlement over fees to process credit card transactions. The lawsuit comes before a May 28 deadline for the millions of merchants affected... more »

• Arrest made in Black Friday Target shooting

  November 25, 2012 10:51 AM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - A man accused of shooting a bullet into the ceiling of a suburban Denver Target store on Black Friday has been arrested. The Denver Post reports that Aurora Police held 33-year-old John Robert Pomeroy (http://bit.ly/WL36It ). He was being held for investigation of aggravated robbery involving... more »

• Americans shopped in January

  February 2, 2012 12:52 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans were shopping in January, but that doesn't mean every store felt the love. Retailers reported mixed sales results for the month in a sign that U.S. consumers continue to be cautious about when and where they spend their money in the shaky economy ... more »

• Record year for retail sales

  January 12, 2012 10:07 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales barely rose in December, but the gain was enough to lift sales to a record level for 2011. It marked the largest annual increase in more than a decade. Sales inched up 0.1 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted $400.6 billion, The Commerce... more »

• Boulder psychic convicted of theft from clients

  December 17, 2011 11:46 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Lafayette psychic who told clients she needed their cash to "draw out the bad energy" has been convicted of 14 counts of theft. A Boulder County jury convicted 55-year-old Nancy Marks of stealing some $300,000 from clients. The Daily Camera newspaper reports that Marks persuaded... more »

• Suspect still at large after attack at Target

  June 18, 2011 6:22 PM

  A man is still on the loose after police say he attacked a woman at the Target store near N. Carefree and Powers on Wednesday night. It happened around 10:30. "She (the victim) walked toward her car in the parking lot by herself and got in her car." explains Sgt.... more »

• Men suspected in thefts caught leaving store

  January 9, 2011 2:29 PM

  SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) - Boulder sheriff's officials says three men suspected of stealing from Target stores were caught because they were leaving the store just as deputies were arriving at the parking lot. Boulder County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tom McGrath says the deputies became suspicious of the men because... more »

• Shelter accidentally euthanizes dog "war hero"

  November 16, 2010 5:48 PM

  Target lived through a war in Afghanistan and an attack by a suicide bomber, but she couldn't survive a brief stay at an Arizona animal shelter. After spending a weekend at the shelter the Shepard-mix was accidentally euthanized before her owners could pick her up. That employee is now... more »

• Groups oppose CIA death targets

  August 30, 2010 7:02 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Two New York-based civil liberties groups have sued the federal government, saying its targeted killings of U.S. citizens overseas is unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Defendants... more »

• Gay rights group protests Target gift to conservative candidate

  August 16, 2010 6:22 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A national gay rights group says Target Corp. has decided against giving money to gay-friendly causes to quiet the uproar over a $150,000 donation that helped support a conservative candidate. Human Rights Campaign spokesman Fred Sainz said Monday that Target made its decision after two tentative... more »

• Target recalls trunks that reports say caused brain damage to toddler

  May 20, 2010 7:30 PM

  Target is recalling about 350,000 trunks after an 18-month-old girl reportedly suffered brain damage from being pinned between the lid and the rim of a trunk. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the lids of these woven rattan, abaca or banana leaf trunks can drop very quickly when released.... more »

• Woman allegedly stabs 4 at California Target store

  May 3, 2010 7:14 PM

  Authorities say a woman who allegedly stabbed and wounded at least four people in a Target store near Los Angeles has been arrested. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Josh Mankini says an off-duty deputy who was shopping Monday afternoon pulled out his gun and ordered the 34-year-old woman to... more »

• Man sentenced for kidnapping and assault

  February 17, 2010 6:54 PM

  A man convicted of assault. robbery and kidnapping was sentenced Wednesday to 63 and a half years in prison. Timothy Clapp knocked 59-year-old Garnett Wright unconscious in the parking lot of a Colorado Springs Target. He tied her up, but she was later able to escape and call police. ... more »

• Target pulls Valentine's toys over lead concerns

  February 10, 2010 12:10 PM

  Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine's Day "Message Bears" from store shelves after California's attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead. The response comes a day after a letter sent by Attorney General Jerry Brown said testing of the holiday toys... more »

• American Legion raises $50,000 for Ft. Carson soldiers in Afghanistan

  October 20, 2009 2:36 PM

  The American Legion says one of its blog sites has raised more than $50,000 in less than a week for Fort Carson soldiers who lost their personal belongs during an Oct. 3 attack at a remote outpost in northeastern Afghanistan. The fund was started after a soldier wrote in an... more »

• Study: Terrorists shifting to softer targets

  September 8, 2009 9:49 AM

  Bombing hotels abroad is becoming more attractive to terrorists -- because it's easier. As military and government targets get harder to hit, the global intelligence company STRATFOR says terrorists are content to strike hotels and other soft targets instead. STRATFOR says the number of attacks on hotels has more than... more »

• Four arrested involved in Target robberies

  September 2, 2009 7:33 AM

  On Tuesday evening, Colorado Springs police officers were dispatched to the Target store, on Prominent Point, regarding four shoplifters that fled the store with merchandise. Police said that the suspects entered a silver Dodge Magnum and left the stores parking lot. One of the officers saw the vehicle being driven... more »