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Updated 3 days, 18 hours ago

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…

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Apple's music service losing key player as exec resigns

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple's online music subscription service is losing a key player as millions of listeners near the end of a free three-month trial period that has drawn mixed reviews.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Focusing on Fischer

WASHINGTON - What once seemed a sure bet - that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in September - suddenly appears less certain following a wild week of stock market turbulence.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
GOP's tough talk doesn't square with U.S.-China relationship

CHARLESTON, S.C. - If there was ever a week for the Republican presidential candidates to talk tough on China, this was it: Spurred by the stock market's wild ride, they lashed out at the world's most populous nati…

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Fire crews hope for break in weather

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Northwest fire officials told U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that incoming cooler weather could help calm the massive blazes that threaten thousands of homes, but wind storms may cause…

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Lawyer: Former franchisee alerted Subway executive about Fogle

NEW YORK - A former franchisee alerted a Subway advertising executive in 2008 of her concerns about pitchman Jared Fogle, according to her lawyer.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
'How you feel determines what you'll do'

NEW YORK - When it seems like the stock market has lost its mind, big banks and investment firms often turn to one particular psychiatrist: Richard Peterson, CEO of MarketPsych, a firm that applies research from be…

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Shooter acts on previous threats

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - On the day he was fired from a Virginia TV station, Vester Flanagan pressed a wooden cross into his boss' hand as two police officers walked him to the door. "You'll need this," he said.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Firefighters hold the line against giant wildfire

CHELAN, Wash. - Firefighters were holding their own Thursday against the largest wildfire on record in Washington, even as rising temperatures and increased wi…

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Making a comeback

ABOARD AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1223 (AP) - Airline fare wars are making a comeback.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
U.S. durable goods orders up 2 percent in July

WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting manufactured goods rose for a second month in July, and demand in a key category that tracks business investment plans jumped by the largest amount in 13 month…

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Idaho man sentenced for sex trafficking

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Still slow going