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Autos and construction fuel US job growth

Autos and construction fuel US job growth

The Associated Press · August 1, 2014 7:41 pm

US job gains are bypassing many 25-to-34 year-olds

US job gains are bypassing many 25-to-34 year-olds

The Associated Press · August 1, 2014 7:15 pm

FDA approves Lilly, Boehringer diabetes drug

FDA approves Lilly, Boehringer diabetes drug

The Associated Press · August 1, 2014 5:29 pm

Midwest economy: July state-by-state glance

Midwest economy: July state-by-state glance

The Associated Press · August 1, 2014 3:04 pm

A destroyed fire truck is seen overturned in the rubble after massive gas explosions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. A series of underground explosions about midnight Thursday and early Friday ripped through Taiwan's second-largest city, killing scores of people, Taiwan's National Fire Agency said Friday. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

AP PHOTOS: City streets destroyed in Taiwan blasts

The Associated Press · August 1, 2014 1:31 pm

Novice Buddhist monks walk to collect alms in the rain following a cleric's rule of no footwear nor use of umbrellas on a street of Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, July 31, 2014. Downpours during the monsoon season are intense, and often more than 100 millimeters (3.9 inches) of water falls in an hour resulting flash floods and traffic jams. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Image of Asia: Collecting alms in the rain

The Associated Press · August 1, 2014 12:07 pm

FILE - This April 22, 2010, file photo, shows a Wall Street sign in front of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks slumped Thursday, July 31, 2014, as investors reacted to disappointing corporate earnings reports and assessed the implications of the approaching end to economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Dow has worst drop since February: What happened?

The Associated Press · August 1, 2014 7:02 am

A sale balloon for a nearby store is shown next to a property in the Noe Valley neighborhood just sold for $1.8 million in cash, $600,000 more than its asking price, in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 30, 2014. In the souped-up world of San Francisco real estate, where the median selling price for homes and condominiums hit seven figures for the first time last month, the cool million that would fetch a mansion on a few acres elsewhere will now barely cover the cost of an 800-square-foot starter home. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

AP PHOTOS: Mansion or shack? It’s the $1M question

The Associated Press · July 31, 2014 8:54 pm

Correction: California Drought-Water Fines-Glance

Correction: California Drought-Water Fines-Glance

The Associated Press · July 31, 2014 4:50 pm

Major provisions of veterans health care bill

Major provisions of veterans health care bill

The Associated Press · July 31, 2014 4:24 pm

A Thai worker adjusts batches of dried silk thread after it was dyed in Bangkok on Thursday, July 31, 2014. A surge in silk yarn prices has attracted more silk farmers in the last two years, according to the Queen Sirikit Department of Sericulture. Most Thai silk is used in the domestic market but plans are afoot to increase production. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Image of Asia: Weaving silk in Thailand

The Associated Press · July 31, 2014 12:40 pm

5 Things to Know in Florida for July 31

5 Things to Know in Florida for July 31

The Associated Press · July 31, 2014 9:58 am