Outside of Flint, Michigan, last week a 32-year-old man was killed when a 6-pound piece of concrete was dropped from overpass. A group of boys ranging from 15 to 17 have been charged in the death.

Big farms got front page treatment in Wall Street Journal.

Caterpillar raised its sales and profit forecast for the year. Largest producers of earth-moving machinery saw widespread improvement of sales during third quarter.

After more than 100 years, Sears will no longer sell Whirlpool appliances because of pricing dispute.

The hottest holiday toys are Batman, Barbie, Star Wars, Nerf and Pokemon.