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Yum Brands Inc. (YUM) reported a 19 percent increase in second-quarter profits as its business at KFC in China continued to rebound amid concerns about food safety.

While much is known about the effects of severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI), less attention has been paid to mild and moderate brain injuries.

Select Comfort Corp. (SCSS) on Wednesday reported profit that decreased by 15 percent in its second quarter, and beat analysts' expectations.

EBay Inc. (EBAY) on Wednesday reported earnings that rose by 5.6 percent in its second quarter, and topped analysts' expectations.

The portraits of three former Pennsylvania House speakers and one former top state senator hanging in the Capitol's marble corridors each have new information to tell visitors: their criminal histories.

The same federal scientist who uncovered forgotten vials of smallpox earlier this month also found over 300 undocumented vials at the same lab, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Time Warner Inc. (TWX), up $12.12 to $83.13 The media and entertainment company said it rejected a takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.

Corn and soybean futures are ending higher, reversing course after several weeks of losses.

The United States imposed new sanctions Wednesday on lucrative Russian energy and defense entities, as well as major banks, as the Obama administration struggles for a way to quell an insurgency in eastern Ukraine widely believed to be backed by Moscow.

Stocks are closing higher following strong earnings results and deal news from big U.S. companies.

KFC parent Yum Brands on Wednesday said 2Q sales at established restaurants in China, its No. 1 market, jumped 15% as it recovers from a food safety scare last year.

Nelson Peltz of Trian Fund Management said Wednesday that he has not given up on trying to get PepsiCo.

Developing: The ecommerce giant posted better-than-expected second quarter profits, but its expectations for the current quarter came in shy of estimates. Shares of eBay fell in extended trading.

Developing: Wall Street ended the day at a fresh high as investors cheered earnings and welcomed the latest batch corporate deal news.

The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney follows a similar ruling in Northern California that has kept the death penalty on hold in California for years.