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Updated 3 days, 22 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
'Banzai runs' a thing of the past?

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Personalities and politics

CLEVELAND - The first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign for president opened with an absolute bang as billionaire businessman Donald Trump refused to pledge his loyalty to the GOP.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
U.S. consumer borrowing hits another record in June

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumer borrowing hit another record in June, good news for the American economy.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Waiting for arrival

WASHINGTON - A new era of higher rates on home and car loans, steeper borrowing costs for businesses and the government - maybe even a bit more return for save…

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Daredveil Maddison rides the waves in latest stunt

SAN DIEGO - Although daredevil Robbie Maddison has done plenty of crazy stunts, people thought he'd really lost it when he proposed riding his motorcycle on wa…

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Hotel trade group blasts proposed sale of Orbitz to Expedia

NEW YORK (AP) - The hotel industry is objecting to the acquisition of Orbitz by one-time rival Expedia, saying that it would lead to higher prices for vacationers and larger fees for hotel owners.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Poll: Few have received credit cards with chips

Even as an Oct. 1 deadline approaches to replace Americans' out-of-date credit cards with new cards embedded with computer chips, the vast majority of American…

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Trump jolts first GOP debate

CLEVELAND - A combative Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman-turned-presidential candidate, jolted the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign by warning he might run as an independent if denied the GOP n…

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Oreo-maker latest 'Big Food' company targeted for shakeup

NEW YORK - The maker of Oreo cookies may again be the target for a shake-up as "Big Food" companies scramble to transform amid changing tastes.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Will your boss match Netflix's yearlong paid leave?

Netflix stirred envy in sleep-deprived parents nationwide by saying it will give its employees up to a year of paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child. But outside of hypercompetitive Silicon Valley, …

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
After years of heated debate ...

WASHINGTON - Federal regulators have approved a long-delayed rule requiring companies to reveal the pay gap between CEOs and their employees.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
GOP debate lineup: Trump, Bush in, Fiorina, Perry out

CLEVELAND - Ten candidates have made the cut for the first Republican presidential debate today, with polling front-runner Donald Trump hoping for a civil evening but ready to pounce if attacked.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
An industry still startled

DETROIT - When researchers at two West Coast universities took control of a General Motors car through cellular and Bluetooth connections in 2010, they startled the auto industry by exposing a glaring security gap.

Updated 11 years, 1 month ago
Honolulu council expands ban after complaints about homeless

HONOLULU (AP) - The Honolulu City Council voted to expand a ban on sitting and lying on sidewalks in an ongoing struggle to deal with homelessness that followed complaints from tourists about too many transients li…