Ford posts $8.7B 2Q loss on asset write-downs
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
and
TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writers
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter and will retool two more North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants to build small, f ...
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Vast oil, natural gas reserves estimated in Arctic
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some 90 billion barrels of oil and nearly a third of the world's undiscovered natural gas remain untapped under an area north of the Arctic Circle, government scientists estimate, in the largest-ever survey of the area's energy ...
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Levees hold but waters rise in Dolly's rains
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN
Associated Press Writer
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Hurricane Dolly slammed ashore and then loitered over deep south Texas as a tropical storm, dumping as much as a foot of rain in places and ripping roofs off buildings with 1 ...
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Air Force says no survivors of B-52 crash off Guam
By JAYMES SONG
Associated Press Writer
HONOLULU (AP) -- All six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed off Guam were killed, the Air Force said Wednesday as the search effort shifted focus from rescue to recovery of the crew and piece ...
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House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and preventing the collapse of troubled mortgage compan ...
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Calif. woman attacked by bear, drives self to help
By ROBERT JABLON
Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A woman mauled by a bear in a rural area of Southern California was recovering Wednesday as game wardens sought to trap and kill the animal.
Allena Hansen, 56, was resting comfort ...
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Pentagon to recommend more troops for Afghanistan
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top Pentagon leaders are expected to recommend soon that Defense Secretary Robert Gates order hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next month or so, according ...
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A hot (pepper) lead in hunt for salmonella source
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak.
Not m ...
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Unknown disease killing off Florida's state tree
By SARAH LARIMER
Associated Press Writer
MIAMI (AP) -- The sabal palm, Florida's state tree, is under attack by a microscopic killer that has scientists stumped.
An unknown but growing number of sabal palms in the Tampa Bay area have died fro ...
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Chrysler plans to cut 1,000 salaried jobs
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Auto Writer
DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler LLC said Wednesday it will cut 1,000 salaried jobs worldwide by Sept. 30 as it tries to return to profitability amid a severe downturn in U.S. sales.
The automaker announced the cuts in a let ...
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Fed: Slower growth, rising prices slam economy
By JEANNINE AVERSA
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The country slogged through slower economic growth and rising prices during the summer, packing a double whammy to people and businesses alike.
The Fed's new snapshot of business conditi ...
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NC police warned about woman with 5 dead spouses
By MITCH WEISS
Associated Press Writer
ALBEMARLE, N.C. (AP) -- A former police officer and a neighbor said Wednesday that a Georgia grandmother who now has five dead spouses tried to hire them to kill her fourth husband more than two decades ag ...
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