Entries for July 2009

The Associated Press The dollar gave up some midweek gains Thursday, fading again as better-than-expected corporate earnings and a downward trend in unemployment data rallied demand for stocks, emerging-market investments and other "riskier" investm...

by Nedra Pickler The Associated Press A judge ruled Thursday that one of the youngest detainees brought to Guantanamo Bay is being held illegally and must be released — 6½ years after the detainee from Afghanistan says he was tortured into confessi...

The Associated Press A doctor-owned hospital in Edinburg, 20 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, has been giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to congressional campaign committees to head off legislation regulating its ownership. Doctors and ...

by Kelley Shannon The Associated Press U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says she will step down this fall to challenge fellow Republican Rick Perry for governor in 2010, setting the stage for what will be a crowded race to replace her. Hutchison tol...

by Tim Paradis The Associated Press The latest durable goods report is giving the stock market new reasons to worry about the economy. Weaker-than-expected demand at a Treasury bond auction also weighed on stocks. Stocks fell Wednesday after the ...