RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Tropical Storm Hermine gave a wet and windy punch to Texas on Tuesday but left only minor scrapes in the storm-weary Rio Grande Valley, which is proving resilient this hurricane season after taking a third tropical system on the chin....
PARIS (AP) -- French strikers disrupted trains and planes, hospitals and mail delivery Tuesday amid massive street protests over plans to raise the retirement age. Across the English Channel, London subway workers unhappy with staff cuts walked off the job....
TORONTO (AP) -- The chief executive of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. believes BHP Billiton Ltd will not be the only bidder for the Canadian company....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If you thought passing the health care overhaul was messy, wait until Republicans try to repeal it if they regain power this fall....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fresh worries about European banks sent stocks lower Tuesday. Treasury prices rose as investors sought out safe places to park their money....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The flight attendant accused of onboard antics that captured the nation's attention when he told off a passenger and slid down the plane's emergency chute with a beer will undergo a mental health evaluation with the aim of avoiding jail time in a possible plea deal....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011, the latest in a series of proposals the White House is rolling out in hopes of showing action on the economy ahead of the November elections....
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and MARTIN CRUTSINGER 2010-09-07T11:02:13Z
Americans' economic struggles persisted in July, largely unchanged from the previous month, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions around the country....
