Kourosh "Steve" Yaghoubi was working at the family-owned Giant Discount Store in South El Monte, Calif. when he confronted a man he believed was stealing from the store on Wednesday....

A volume drop of such magnitude suggests traders and investors are losing interest or confidence, possibly due to uncertainty, fear, or waiting for better conditions....

Major U.S. cities are seeing a rise in carjacking as stolen vehicles are transported through shipping ports and arriving in West Africa in untraceable transnational theft rings....