States looking to new tolls to pay for highways
WASHINGTON — Driving onto an Interstate highway? Crossing a bridge on the way into work? Taking a tunnel under a river or bay? Get ready to pay.
May 23 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »
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APNewsBreak: NKorea upgrading rocket launch site
WASHINGTON — Satellite imagery shows North Korea is upgrading its old launch site in the secretive country’s northeast to handle larger rockets, like space launch vehicles and intercontinental missiles, a U.S. institute claimed Tuesday.
May 22 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »
Europe faces difficult search for growth
WASHINGTON — On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2 ½-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part.
May 20 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »
World leaders set for busy US weekend of summitry
WASHINGTON — More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe’s mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.
May 16 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »
Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes
WASHINGTON — A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers — suggesting they may be at risk of developing the same degenerative brain disease as some retired football players.
May 16 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »
Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer’s earlier
WASHINGTON — Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease — by testing possible therapies in people who don’t yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed.
May 15 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »
Dimon survives votes on pay, chairmanship
TAMPA, Fla. — The CEO of JPMorgan Chase survived a shareholder push Tuesday to strip him of the title of chairman of the board, five days after he disclosed a $2 billion trading loss by the bank.
May 15 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »
Americans spending a bit more as gas prices fall
WASHINGTON — Americans are starting to see some relief from higher gas prices, a change that could revive the economy in the months ahead.
May 15 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »