A record number of manatees were spotted last week during an annual count, a sign the endangered mammal might be recovering in some parts of Florida. ...more

January 29, 2009

I didn't vote for Barack Obama. ...more

January 21, 2009

Mortgage application volume more than doubled during the shortened Thanksgiving week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly application survey. ...more

December 4, 2008

The country's economic picture darkened further as Americans hunkered down heading into the holidays, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and factories to cut back on production. ...more

December 4, 2008

"Just After Sunset," by Stephen King (Scribner, $28) ...more

November 30, 2008

Home foreclosures and late payments set records over the first three months of the year and are expected to keep rising, stark signs of the housing crisis' mounting damage to homeowners and the economy. ...more

June 6, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton retains her lead among suddenly critical Democratic Party insiders even as Barack Obama builds up his delegate margin with primary and caucus victories across the country, according to a survey by The Associated Press. ...more

February 11, 2008

When you have only one snapshot of a loved one, it can hold so many memories. Some of you shared those with us. ...more

December 16, 2007

Florida and California helped drive the national foreclosure rate to an all-time high in the third quarter, fresh evidence of the problems afflicting distressed homeowners amid the housing meltdown. ...more

December 7, 2007

Unemployment is low and the labor force is still growing, but the area's housing market continues to drag down the local economy, according to a new snapshot of Bay area economic conditions. ...more

October 3, 2007