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Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor
Consumer borrowing rose $18.2 billion in October
WASHINGTON - Americans boosted their borrowing in October, led by another big increase in auto and student loans and the biggest rise in credit card debt in five months.
New consumer tips for Obama's fixer-upper website
WASHINGTON - It doesn't rival Amazon and Travelocity, but President Barack Obama's much-maligned health insurance website finally seems to be working reasonably well most of the time.
Get out your wallet
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Fancy a pint of Pliny the Elder or Heady Topper double India pale ales, but can't find it in your neighborhood? Get out your wallet.
Who says you can't measure happiness?
WASHINGTON - Happy or sad? Content or bored? And how many times did you smile yesterday? A panel of experts thinks Uncle Sam should be more in touch with our f…
White House changes story on Obama's uncle
WASHINGTON - The White House said Thursday that President Barack Obama briefly lived with an uncle who faced deportation from the United States, correcting its…
Fast-food protests return amid push for wage hikes
NEW YORK - Fast-food workers and labor organizers marched, waved signs and chanted in cities across the country on Thursday in a push for higher wages.
Pearl Harbor survivor enjoys meeting visitors
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Herb Weatherwax cruises the open-air grounds of the visitors center at Pearl Harbor on a motorized scooter dubbed "Herb's Hot Rod." When…
U.S. trade deficit drops to $40.6B in October
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in October, helped by America's energy boom that lifted overall exports to an all-time high.
Train derailment could be 'highway hypnosis'
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Sandy Hook calls for help released
HARTFORD, Conn. - As gunfire boomed over and over in the background, a janitor begged a 911 dispatcher to send help, saying, "There's still shooting going on! …
Seeking shareholder support
SAN FRANCISCO - Activist investor Carl Icahn is seeking the support of Apple shareholders as he tries to pressure the iPhone maker into spending more of its ca…
Pilot whales in peril
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. - Wildlife workers in boats struggled unsuccessfully Wednesday to coax nearly four dozen pilot whales out of dangerous shallow w…
Megaload gets rolling in eastern Oregon
Shopping on the go
Fast-food strikes aim at 100 U.S. cities