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Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
Nation's financing looking up

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's deficit through the first four months of this budget year is down 36.6 percent from a year ago, signaling further improvemen…

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
Choosing their battles

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
Earnings gap stretching

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Two dead in Oregon avalanche

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
Depression-era child star dies at age 85

Any kid who ever tap-danced at a talent show or put on a curly wig and auditioned for "Annie" can only dream of being as beloved - or as important - as Shirley Temple.

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
Rival weather channels vie for viewership DirecTV decision criticized

A sudden change in the weather means real money for Paul Falavolito. When a snowstorm rolls in, the chief of a small, non-profit ambulance service in White Oak, Pa., has to keep paramedics in ambulance bays longer.…

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
Nebraska city to reconsider crackdown

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Where to land?

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
Hackers may have used Fazio Mechanical to hit Target

NEW YORK - The hackers who stole millions of customers' credit and debit card numbers from Target may have used a Pittsburgh-area heating and refrigeration bus…

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
Protection removal suffers setback

BILLINGS, Mont. - A proposal to lift federal protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. suffered a significant setback Friday as an independent review panel said the government is relying on unsettled scie…

Updated 12 years, 7 months ago
Wider trade gap may mean slower economic growth

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit widened in December after hitting a four-year low in November. But for 2013, the gap reached its lowest point since 2009 as exports rose to a record.

Updated 12 years, 8 months ago
Frontier joins White House in employment initiative

Frontier Communications Chairman and CEO Maggie Wilderotter announced the company has joined other leading American companies to focus hiring efforts on the nation's long-term unemployed, an issue highlighted by Pr…

Updated 12 years, 8 months ago
Senate sends farm bill to Obama

Updated 12 years, 8 months ago
Unhealthy for jobs?

Updated 12 years, 8 months ago
Mars delivers red hot set at Super Bowl

Anybody worried about how Bruno Mars would do on one of the world's largest stages had obviously never seen the young star perform live. That all changed Sunday night when tens of millions got their first chance to…