WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people who bought previously owned homes last year fell to the lowest level in 13 years, and economists say it will be years before the housing market fully recovers.
High unemployment and a record number of foreclosures are deterring potential buyers who fear home prices haven't reached the bottom. Job growth is...
Jerry Brown, California’s governor, declared a state of fiscal emergency on Thursday for the government of the most populous US state to press lawmakers to tackle its $25.4 billion budget gap.
Democrat Brown’s declaration follows a similar one made last month by his predecessor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former Republican governor....
Children under five are more comfortable playing computer games than tying their own shoelaces according to new research.
Practical skills in children are increasingly underdeveloped with traditional milestones being replaced by digital ones.
Seven out of ten two to five year olds are happy playing on-line games compared to just 11 per...
(Reuters) - Google Inc co-founder Larry Page will take over as CEO from Eric Schmidt, a surprise that signaled Silicon Valley's most powerful Internet company was taking the offensive against fast-moving rivals like Facebook.
Schmidt will step aside on April 4 and make way for Page -- who created the company with fellow Stanford University...
TUCSON, Ariz. – Gabrielle Giffords on Thursday felt the sunshine on her face for the first time since she was shot, as doctors prepared her to leave behind the Arizona hospital where she dazzled them with her rapid recovery.
Her next stop will be a Houston rehab center, where she will face an even more arduous task: Getting life back to normal....
