AP - A hedge fund swindler who set off a national manhunt when he faked his suicide to avoid reporting to prison rode his scooter to a small-town police station in Massachusetts on Wednesday and turned himself in while talking to his mother on his cell phone.

Reuters - An online network formed by professional TV and film scribes during the Hollywood writers' strike earlier this year unveiled a slate Wednesday featuring contributions from the minds behind the likes of "The Office" and "Die Hard."

AP - Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc.

AP - A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access.

Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia and InterDigital agreed to drop patent cases in the British courts against each other, sending the wireless technology firm's stock up as much as 7 percent.