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It's been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there's still a long way to go
The most active season on record in the eastern Pacific was 1992, when there were 25 named storms, Rosencrans said…
Firefighters suffer burns in fast-moving California fire
Yahoo chief marketing officer Savitt leaving for studio job
NEW YORK (AP) - Yahoo's chief marketing officer and head of media is leaving the company to join movie and TV studio STX Ent-ertainment.
Inflation remains tame
WASHINGTON - The prices charged by U.S. manufacturers, farmers and other producers were unchanged in August, the latest evidence that inflation is tame.
After a wobble, stocks manage slight gains
NEW YORK - Major stock indexes shook off an early stumble to finish with slight gains on Friday as traders turned their attention to a key meeting of the Federal Reserve next week.
Arizona police swarm store, detain suspect in freeway shootings
PHOENIX (AP) - Police swarmed a convenience store near Interstate 10 on Friday and detained a man who they believe may have ties to a string of freeway shootin…
Burger flippers get a raise
NEW YORK - New York state will gradually raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour - the first time any state has set the minimum that high.
A memorial event for everyone
NEW YORK - After years as a private commemoration, the anniversary of Sept. 11 at ground zero now also has become an occasion for public reflection on the site of the terror attacks.
Appeals court blocks pesticide use over concerns about bees
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court Thursday blocked the use of a pesticide over concerns about its effect on honey bees, which have mysteriously disappeared across the country in recent years.
Movers and shakers
Jobs Plus welcomes new board members
Apple unveils broader ambitions
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple staked a new claim to the living room on Wednesday, as the maker of iPhones and other hand-held gadgets unveiled an Internet TV system th…
Haggen grocery store chain files for bankruptcy protection
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - The small grocery-store chain Haggen has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Stocks surge to second-biggest gain of the year
Salting the earth
UAW hasn't picked an automaker to target
New England's ports seeking comeback