For many Americans, rising unemployment, higher gas and food prices, and the housing slump have felt like an economic downturn. Now the government's data are catching up. ...more

August 1, 2008

You're probably aware that New York is the most populated city in America, and there's a good chance you know that Los Angeles is No. 2 and Chicago is No. 3. But what city is the 12th largest? You might be surprised to learn that it is Jacksonville, with more than 800,000 folks living there in 2007, according to just-released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. ...more

July 15, 2008

It's hard to find a personal upside to high gasoline prices. We see more cars running out of gas on the roadside and family budgets are hurting. ...more

July 12, 2008

Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbade it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered. ...more

July 5, 2008

At the Corner Pub on Cincinnati's west side, bartender Melissa Metz can count the cost of the economic hangover in the stack of bills she has at the end of a shift. ...more

June 24, 2008

Has the country outgrown the House of Representatives? U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida wonders if that's so. ...more

June 15, 2008

MIAMI - Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbid it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered. ...more

May 29, 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, 28 public and more than a dozen private high-school graduation ceremonies are scheduled across Hillsborough County. ...more

May 28, 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, 28 public and more than a dozen private high school graduation ceremonies are scheduled across Hillsborough County. ...more

May 28, 2008

The Pentagon pumped nearly $100 million into Pasco County in 2006, a dramatic increase over recent years, according to a recently released government report. ...more

May 18, 2008