Entries for December 2008

by Jesse J. Holland The Associated Press A U.S. anti-gun group sued the Bush administration Tuesday in hopes of stopping a new policy that would allow Americans to carry concealed, loaded guns in most national parks and wildlife refuges. "The Bush...

by Bree Fowler The Associated Press The struggling financing arm of General Motors Corp., rescued by $5 billion in federal aid on Monday, plans to use some of the money to make cars and trucks more affordable to a larger pool of customers. It’s th...

by Monica Rhor The Associated Press In this sleepy country town of Yoakum, which sprang up around a railroad junction and the start of the Chisholm trail, folks give out their phone numbers by the last four digits, the annual Tom-Tom festival culmi...

by Ellen Simon The Associated Press Consumer confidence hit an all-time low in December, dropping further in the face of rising layoffs, in yet another sign that consumer spending is unlikely to pull the U.S. out of a yearlong recession any time so...

by Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press A federal judge on Monday refused to grant class-action status to lawsuits claiming that thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims were exposed to potentially toxic fumes while living in government-issued t...