In presidential election years, summertime traditionally is for running mates and conventions - though never quite in the way we’ll see a year from now. Nominating conventions have become shadows of ...

For the second straight day and third time in recent weeks, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) made news for his controversial foreign policy pronouncements. And his Democratic rivals continued to denounce ...

• Economy: Mortgage failures here set national records and fuel U.S. economic crisis. Foreclosures soar and home prices plummet, with the median home price dropping below $180K by end of year. Jobs ...

This year brought a lot more losers, but some people did come out ahead. Dec. 23, 2008— -- Not since the Great Depression has America seen so much heartache and pain in the financial world. It ...

Hundreds of students, faculty and community members braved the cold to participate in the annual Yule Log Ceremony held Dec. 13. William & Mary's Center for Archaeological Research celebrates 20 years ...

Michigan received it's fair share of bad news in 2008: a near-collapse of the auto industry, a front-page mayoral scandal and the highest unemployment rate in the nation. But a few rays of sunshine ...

Thanks to its size and its prominence in the Mac universe, Apple tends to dominate the discussion when it comes to chronicling the major news events hitting the platform in the past year. That’s ...

Discover valuable lessons from the 2008 financial crisis and learn strategies to safeguard against similar economic ...

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