In Orange Beach, Ala., it's Ted Scarritt's business to know the condition of the beach. "Today's a good day," he says. Scarritt owns Perdido Beach Services, a company that rents beach chairs and ...
A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport's six concourses were evacuated after a screener spotted something suspicious in a checked bag, authorities said. The Transportation ...
A lot of eyes are trained on the August employment reports due out Friday from the Labor Department. In recent days, the markets have received signals the forecast is not sunny. According to a ...
The government's "cash for clunkers" program boosted auto sales by 360,000 during the two months it was in place, according to a new study. But in the seven months that followed, sales were down by ...
The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Friday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first ...
Going camping over Labor Day weekend? If you're trying out a new tent or fishing rod, you're part of a retail trend. While people have cut back their spending in many areas during the recession, ...
Whatever happened to recovery summer? This was supposed to be the season the economy heated up, thanks to a wave of public works projects, funded by the government's stimulus program. But summer is ...
With a law as long and as complex as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it's natural people are still a little confused about what it does and doesn't do. But some things being said or ...
A shootout between soldiers and purported drug cartel gunmen killed 25 suspects Thursday in northern Tamaulipas state, near Mexico's border with Texas, the military said. Troops were patrolling in ...
