European, U.K. central banks cut rates
The European Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to 2.5 percent, following similar moves by central banks across the continent.
Airlines cram to obey obesity ruling
Canadian airlines are scrambling to figure out how to meet the January 10th deadline for complying with the "one-person, one-fare" policy mandated by the Canadian Transportation Agency.
Crisis as Canada PM suspends Parliament
Canada's Prime Minister said Thursday that he's been allowed to suspend Parliament, a decision that that allows him to delay a vote that could bring down his new government.
President, first lady buying home in Dallas
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush have bought a home in the Preston Hollow of Dallas where they will live after the president leaves office in January.
U.S. weighs action on mortgage rates
Department considers plans to intervene directly to force down rates and stimulate the moribund housing market, according to sources.
Disgraced Spitzer debuts as columnist
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is back in the media, this time as a member of the Fourth Estate.
Bernanke urges more action on foreclosures
Fed chief Ben Bernanke called on the government to ramp up efforts to stem soaring home foreclosures, which are feeding into the country's deep economic troubles.
Police chief, club indicted in boy's Uzi death
A police chief and a gun club in western Massachusetts were indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself.
Teen girls charged in nursing home abuse
Two teenage girls who worked at a Minn. nursing home have been charged with abuse, accused of taunting, spitting on and groping residents who suffered from Alzheimer's and other disorders.
Automakers pitch Congress anew
U.S. automakers drew fresh skepticism from lawmakers Thursday in a rocky confrontation over their pleas for an expanded $34 billion rescue package they say they need to survive.
