Iraq handing out money   07/13/2008
BAGHDAD - It is a politician's dream: Handing out cold, hard cash to people on the street as they plead for help. Iraq's prime minister has been doing just that in recent weeks, doling out Iraqi dinars as an aide trails behind, keeping a tally.

Bush: Dems. have to act   07/13/2008
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Saturday tried to pin the blame on Congress for soaring energy prices and said lawmakers need to lift long-standing restrictions on drilling for oil in pristine lands and offshore tracts believed to hold huge reserves of fuel.

Busy Signal   07/12/2008
NEW YORK - The launch of Apple Inc.'s much-anticipated new iPhone turned into an information-technology meltdown on Friday, as customers were unable to get their phones working.

U.S. budget deficit balloons   07/12/2008
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department says the federal deficit swelled to $268.7 billion in the first nine months of this budget year as record spending during the period outpaced revenues.

Trade deficit shrinks   07/12/2008
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in May as exports - including industrial supplies and consumer goods - climbed to all-time highs.

Terminal Patience   07/11/2008
PHOENIX - As Roger and Pat Bate hustled to catch a plane home to Houston, they got the dreaded call that many will receive from their airline this year.

What Are You Worth?   07/11/2008
WASHINGTON - It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it used to be.

Firms pass on Fed loans   07/11/2008
WASHINGTON - Wall Street companies didn't borrow from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week while commercial banks scaled back, sending a sign of some improvements in credit strains.

Stocks rise amid fears   07/11/2008
NEW YORK - Wall Street stumbled through another volatile session but ended with a respectable gain Thursday after a multibillion dollar deal between Dow Chemical Co. and rival Rohm and Haas Co. helped offset concerns about the financial sector and energy costs.

Toyota to make Prius in U.S.   07/11/2008
DETROIT - Toyota Motor Corp., the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut that saw its U.S. sales double in the last decade, has come back down to earth.