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EU antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, pictured last summer, announced a fine against Google over the way it ranks shopping services in its search results.

Google Hit With $2.7 Billion Fine By European Antitrust Monitor

The European Commission says Google "abused its market dominance as a search engine by promoting its own comparison shopping service in its search results, and demoting those of competitors."

This image, supplied by the Metropolitan Police, shows a view of the hole drilled in the vault wall at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd. following the Easter weekend robbery last year in London. Millions of dollars worth of jewels, cash and other valuable items were taken. Seven men have now pleaded or been found guilty.

7 British Men Guilty Of Massive Easter Gem Heist

On Thursday, three men were found guilty in the eye-popping theft of cash and jewelry worth millions. Four others had pleaded guilty previously in the complex, physically demanding heist.

Panera Bread has grown from the 20-store Saint Louis Bread Company to some 2,000 locations. The company says it will be acquired by JAB for $315 per share in cash.

Krispy Kreme Owner To Buy Panera Bread In $7.5 Billion Deal

If the transaction is finalized in the third quarter of 2017 as planned, Panera would be privately held.

2 Reuters Journalists Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison In Myanmar

Two Reuters journalists were sentenced to seven years in prison in Myanmar on Monday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Reuters Editor-in-chief Stephen Adler about the story the reporters were working on when they were arrested.

What appears to be a makeshift greenhouse is seen behind a home where killings occurred in Aguanga, Calif. Several people were found fatally shot at the illegal marijuana growing operation.

7 Dead In 'Major' Pot Operation In California With Markings Of Organized Crime

Deputies responded to a call of shots fired Monday morning in the remote mountain area of Aguanga. They found multiple bodies with gunshot wounds and more than 1,000 pounds of processed marijuana.

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to seven years in prison at a federal court in New York on Friday. He brokered deals for two decades before corruption charges ended his career.

Former NY Assembly Speaker Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Corruption

Sheldon Silver was twice found guilty of taking millions in bribes and kickbacks. "I pray I will not die in prison," he wrote to the judge.

Niger's Electoral Commission workers count the ballots at a polling station during Niger's presidential election runoff in Niamey on Sunday. In the country's west, a vehicle carrying poll workers struck a landmine, killing seven and seriously wounding three others. It's unclear if the vehicle was deliberately attacked.

7 Poll Workers Killed By Landmine Amid Historic Niger Vote

A vehicle carrying the poll workers hit a landmine in the country's southwest. The attack comes during a presidential runoff marking Niger's first democratic transition of power since independence.

One week after winter storms triggered boil-water notices in Texas, more than 8.7 million people are still affected. Here, a volunteer loads food and bottled water at a mass distribution site in Del Valle, Texas.

8.7 Million People Under Boil Water Notices In Texas

The figure is a sharp drop from the weekend – but it's still roughly comparable to the entire populations of states such as Virginia or New Jersey.

Appraisal: 1955 Stahl-Meyer Hot Dog Baseball Cards

Appraisal: Lalique Gold Necklace, ca. 1910

Appraisal: Lalique Gold Necklace, ca. 1910, from Portland Hour 2

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