- Jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1 percent
- McCain and Obama campaigns grapple for 'change'
- US East Coast braces for Tropical Storm Hanna
- US warship at Georgian port partly held by Russia
Jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1 percent
The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike.The Labor Department's report, released Friday, showed the increasing toll... full story
McCain and Obama campaigns grapple for 'change'
Invigorated by back-to-back political conventions, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama grappled for the mantle of change Friday as the fall race for the presidency took off in states teeming with the independent voters they needed to win.Within hours of accepting the Republican nomination,... full story
US East Coast braces for Tropical Storm Hanna
Beach vacationers in the Carolinas prepared to pack up and head inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, while others decided to ride out the fast-moving storm that had only a slight chance to become a small hurricane before crashing ashore overnight.The storm will likely... full story
US warship at Georgian port partly held by Russia
The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored outside a key Georgian port Friday, defiantly bringing in tons of humanitarian aid to a city still partly occupied by hundreds of Russian troops.The USS Mount Whitney was the first Navy ship to travel to Poti since Georgia's five-day war with... full story
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