Peter Madoff pleaded guilty Friday to charges he doctored documents that helped conceal a fraud that wiped out thousands of investors.

The firings involve alleged alcohol consumption on a training day.

Companies are afraid that going public would damage their reputations, sink stock prices or spark lawsuits.

In pleading guilty to criminal charges, Peter Madoff portrayed himself as a victim of a domineering older brother who he revered right up until an evening in December 2008 when his sibling revealed that his wildly successful investment business was a sham that lost its customers their nearly $20 billion investment.

Residents of Bethel, Alaska, know from cable TV ads what the major fast-food chains offer: chicken at KFC, burgers at McDonald's and tacos at Taco Bell.

An American researcher mauled by chimpanzees in South Africa has been identified as a graduate student in Texas studying anthropology.

A scruffy, young Steve Jobs worked at Atari before he founded Apple. "Pong," one of the world's first video games, was born there, as was "Centipede," a classic from the era of quarter-guzzling arcade machines. "Call of Duty" creator Activision was started by four of Atari's former game developers.

The maker of the BlackBerry is running out of time.

Congress emphatically approved legislation Friday preserving jobs on transportation projects from coast to coast and avoiding interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students, giving lawmakers campaign-season bragging rights on what may be their biggest economic achievement before the November elections.