ATLANTA (AP) — Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. ...more

October 29, 2009

Turning more upbeat, President Barack Obama said Friday his administration is working to create a "post-bubble" model for solid economic growth once the recession ends. He said that means the days of overheated housing markets and "people maxing out on their credit cards" are over. ...more

March 13, 2009

It's doubtless a no-brainer to say that probably every reader has a nightmare story to tell when it comes to medical insurance. ...more

January 21, 2009

Running into your ex is almost always awkward and stressful. David Snyder and Nancy Partridge deal with it nearly every day. The Denver couple divorced after six years of marriage but have been forced to live together for months because they can't sell their place or afford to set up separate households in this slumping economy. ...more

December 3, 2008

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the worsening financial crisis could prove a major weight on U.S. business growth and pledged to "act as needed" to brace the wobbly economy. ...more

September 24, 2008

You're stressed. How do I know? Because my mailbox is overflowing with e-mail from people who are overwhelmed. ...more

August 24, 2008

With the economy faltering, local social services agencies are preparing to help more children than ever in need of free school supplies. ...more

July 30, 2008

If farmers have to pay more to process, package and ship that milk, it is going to cost more for those cart-pushing customers at the local grocery store. ...more

February 6, 2008

In American pop culture, the face of abortion is often a frightened teenager, nervously choosing to terminate an unexpected pregnancy. ...more

January 18, 2008

Over the years, we have grown accustomed to government bailouts of financial companies. The odd thing about the current credit crunch, however, is that it isn't the U.S. government that is doing the bailing. ...more

January 1, 2008