(AP) — Clear Channel Communications Inc., a major radio and outdoor advertising company, reported higher first-quarter earnings Friday on asset sales but operating results were flat, reflecting weak demand for radio advertising.

(AP) — The $7 million, 50-acre Dominguez Gap Wetlands project in Long Beach is already becoming a wildlife haven.

(AP) — Wall Street retreated Friday as investors contended with wider-than-expected losses at insurer American International Group Inc. and another worrisome spike in oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average at times gave up more than 100 points.