Two people familiar with talks to end the NFL lockout tell The Associated Press that if an agreement is ratified by Thursday, team executives will be briefed starting that day on how the deal's terms affect league business.

Private sector workers are likely to experience higher annual pay increases in 2011, according to the final second quarter Wage Trend Indicator, which was released by the Bureau of National Affairs.

Health insurer Aetna Inc. said Monday it will spend about $202 million to buy the account-based health plan administrator PayFlex Holdings Inc.

So long death panels. Hello "rationing" board.