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Counties with highest, lowest unemployment rates

Counties with highest, lowest unemployment rates

The Associated Press · May 16, 2014 6:54 pm

By the numbers: General Motors’ recalls

By the numbers: General Motors’ recalls

The Associated Press · May 16, 2014 6:09 pm

Lupita Nyong'o attends the IFP and Calvin Klein Women In Film Party at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)

CANNES WATCH: Adams, MJ films sold; Jenner wows

The Associated Press · May 16, 2014 5:09 am

Congressional negotiators agree on water bill

Congressional negotiators agree on water bill

The Associated Press · May 15, 2014 11:09 pm

Money market fund assets fell by $3.1 billion

Money market fund assets fell by $3.1 billion

The Associated Press · May 15, 2014 10:08 pm

A man looks at the advertisement of a boutique in Tokyo Thursday, May 15, 2014. Japan's economy grew at a 5.9 percent annualized rate in the first quarter, the fastest in nearly three years, as companies and consumers brought forward spending to beat a sales tax increase that is expected to cause a contraction in the current quarter. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Uneven global economy a test for central banks

The Associated Press · May 15, 2014 9:53 pm

Details of General Motors latest recalls

Details of General Motors latest recalls

The Associated Press · May 15, 2014 9:20 pm

Gold prices sink after batch of economic reports

Gold prices sink after batch of economic reports

The Associated Press · May 15, 2014 9:12 pm

Oil below $102 on weak US economic data

Oil below $102 on weak US economic data

The Associated Press · May 15, 2014 9:10 pm

5 Things to Know about the Rainy Day Fund

5 Things to Know about the Rainy Day Fund

The Associated Press · May 15, 2014 8:32 pm

A look at bills signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley

A look at bills signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley

The Associated Press · May 15, 2014 7:53 pm

A man cries over the body of a miner being carried outside the coal mine in Soma, Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Rescuers desperately raced against time to reach more than 200 miners still trapped underground Wednesday after an explosion and fire at the coal mine on Tuesday killed at least 238 workers. (AP Photo/Depo Photos)

Energy and Environment

List of some of history’s worst mine disasters

The Associated Press · May 15, 2014 7:16 am