The number of newly laid-off Americans signing up for unemployment benefits last week and those using this safety net over a longer period both plunged. The government figures released Thursday were clouded by difficulties adjusting for temporary shutdowns at auto plants. ...more

July 17, 2009

The head of General Motors said that at least five plants will close, even with the bail-out money. ...more

January 3, 2009

Bailouts Misdirected If the U.S. government had truly considered a meaningful stimulus package with benefits for the American consumer, they could have taken the $750 billion dollars and divided it among every taxpaying citizen of the United States, requiring it to be used to reduce debt or purchase American-made products. ...more

December 12, 2008

WASHINGTON - A top Chrysler executive warned Wednesday that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling into a depression, while the United Auto Workers agreed to new concessions for their companies. ...more

December 3, 2008

Democratic leaders in Congress asked the Bush administration Saturday to provide more aid to the struggling auto industry, which is bleeding cash and jobs. ...more

November 9, 2008

Auto parts manufacturer Lear Corp. plans to relocate much of the work now being done at its Tampa manufacturing plant to Mexico and China, according to the president of the local United Auto Workers chapter. ...more

September 12, 2008

According to a report released last month, Florida is the fifth worst state in the nation when it comes to graduating black males, trailing only Louisiana, South Carolina, Wisconsin and Michigan. Only 38 percent of black males in Florida graduate on time, according to the Schott Foundation for Public Education. ...more

August 3, 2008

Remember World War I? That was the war to end all wars. Then came Dec. 7, 1941, and the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. There we sat with World War I weapons, ammunition and military tactics. World War I resources against an enemy with the latest war materials: new carriers, the torpedo, aircraft, and the famous Jap ZERO. ...more

July 21, 2008

If Volkswagen AG decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are increasingly turning the region into a hotbed of car manufacturing. ...more

July 9, 2008

Nearly a third of Americans have at one point worried about becoming homeless and many more are taking in friends and relatives needing a home, a survey found. ...more

November 15, 2007