A growing number of people say the economy is the nation's top problem, with the less educated among the most worried, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll showed Tuesday. ...more

October 9, 2007

Americans with disabilities and chronic conditions are less likely to use the Internet, but those who are online are among the most avid consumers of health-related information, a study finds. ...more

October 9, 2007

An index that forecasts near-term home sales fell in August to a record low as would-be homebuyers had difficulty getting mortgages. Economists said the housing market's woes show no sign of improving soon. ...more

October 3, 2007

Student Denzel Washington carefully sorted the colorful beads with classmate Rashone Mills. ...more

September 29, 2007

Negative opinions about Islam are on the rise, Mormons are viewed as Christian but different and Pope Benedict XVI trails his predecessor in popularity, a poll of Americans released Tuesday said. ...more

September 28, 2007

Bay area home prices have held relatively steady so far, despite a nationwide housing downturn. But get ready: a new report suggests that prices here may soon falter. ...more

September 20, 2007

Minority borrowers received higher-cost mortgages more frequently than whites when they refinanced their homes last year, continuing a trend of racial disparities in home-loan rates, the Federal Reserve said. ...more

September 13, 2007