Space shuttle Discovery has arrived at the International Space Station. ...more

March 17, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - An alarming half-million American jobs vanished virtually in a flash last month, the worst mass layoffs in over a third of a century, as economic carnage spread ever faster and the U.S. hurtled toward what could be the hardest hard times since the Great Depression. ...more

December 7, 2008

An alarming half-million American jobs vanished last month, the worst mass layoffs in more than a third of a century, as economic carnage spread ever faster and the nation hurtled toward what could be the hardest hard times since the Great Depression. ...more

December 6, 2008

Despite rising unemployment and a declining economy, take heart: The Grinch won't steal Christmas this year. ...more

November 29, 2008

Holiday deals may be hot, but retailers can still expect the worst Black Friday since the early 1970s, according to a University of Central Florida economist. ...more

November 27, 2008

TAMPA The holiday deals may be hot, but that won't be enough to convince consumers to spend like retailers hope they will, according to a University of Central Florida economist. This week's Black Friday will be a disappointing one for the retail industry, as overall consumer spending continues its downward slide this quarter. This rate of decline has not been seen in Florida since 1974, said economist Sean Snaith. ...more

November 26, 2008

The worst monthly drop on record for retail sales set off new alarm bells about the economy Friday, stepping up pressure on policymakers to figure out how to combat what increasingly looks to be a severe recession. ...more

November 15, 2008

Space shuttle Discovery performed a slow back flip and then docked at the International Space Station on Monday, delivering a mammoth lab and two new occupants: a NASA astronaut and Buzz Lightyear. ...more

June 3, 2008

It's pretty hard to look at those gorgeous illustrations of the proposed new baseball stadium in downtown St. Petersburg, with its soaring sail covering, and not think to yourself that this is where I want to be on opening day in April a few years from now. ...more

May 19, 2008

Still on "a major high" from their successful solar wing repair, the 10 astronauts aboard the linked shuttle Discovery and International Space Station cried as they hugged goodbye Sunday and closed the door between them. ...more

November 5, 2007