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In this Dec. 18, 2010 photo, shoppers are photographed on 34th Street, in New York. Holiday shoppers raced to the end of the season at a more feverish pace this year.

Buyers Still Wary Despite Strong Sales For Holidays

They sent out decidedly contradictory signals Tuesday, as reports showed holiday spending was up significantly but consumer confidence fell.

Americans Rebuilding Wealth, Slowly And Unevenly

Households' net worth rose 2.1 percent last quarter -- the four straight quarterly gain. Yet tumbling stock prices have reduced their wealth since then. Some economists say Americans' net worth may now be down slightly for the year. That helps explain why many say it will at least 2012 or 2013 before Americans' wealth returns to pre-recession levels.

Tijuana Airport No Longer Accepting US Dollars

Pack your pesos if you plan to fly out of the Tijuana airport. The airport will not accept U.S. dollars starting September 11.

Soldier Finishes Eighth in Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling

Team USA coaches did not recognize their wrestler as Army Spc. Justin Lester -- or Harry Lester, as some know him -- as he finished eighth in the Olympic men’s Greco-Roman 66-kilogram tournament yesterday at ExCel North Arena 2 here.

A new American citizen registers to vote with some help from a friend after a May naturalization ceremony in Las Vegas.

The New Immigrant Vote

After a record number of new citizens in 2008, how many immigrants are naturalizing this year?

Retailers expect to hire hundreds of thousands of extra holiday workers this year, but the hours can be scarce — and unpredictable.

Holiday Jobs Come With Uncertainty For Workers

Retailers expect to hire hundreds of thousands of extra workers this holiday season to help with the anticipated spike in sales. But for seasonal retail workers, the hours can be scarce — and unpredictable — before the jobs disappear altogether following the holidays.

European leaders keep getting driven from office by voters upset with the continent's ongoing economic problems. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, shown here at a campaign event on Thursday, is trailing in opinion polls in advance of a May 6 runoff election.

One After Another, European Leaders Get The Boot

European leaders keep losing their jobs amid voter anger over shrinking economies and tough austerity measures designed to weather the eurozone crisis. Will French President Nicolas Sarkozy be the next to fall?

Jesse Owens stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. With him are bronze medalist Martinus Osendarp of Holland and silver medalist Ralph Metcalf, also of the U.S.

Jesse Owens' Legacy, And Hitler's Oak Trees

U.S. track star Jesse Owens made history at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 75 years ago, when he destroyed the Nazi myth of Aryan supremacy. He brought home four gold medals, and four oak saplings. The whereabouts of those trees has been a mystery.

Shots Still Reverberate For Survivors Of Kent State

It was 40 years ago Tuesday that the Kent State University shootings -- which killed four people and wounded nine others -- stunned the nation. For many there on May 4, 1970, it was a life-changing event. But students on the Kent campus today say it had little bearing on their choice of college.

With help from the Affordable Care Act, government fraud investigators will make more use of computer programs to detect Medicare and Medicaid scams.

Health Law Gives Medicare Fraud Fighters New Weapons

Criminals who defraud public health care programs to the tune of billions of dollars a year are now up against sophisticated computer systems designed to catch them. But the new efforts may yield far more leads than the current team of investigators and analysts can handle.

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