US housing construction jumps to 4-year high
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. builders started construction on homes in September at the fastest rate since July 2008, a further indication that the housing recovery is strengthening and could help the economy grow.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday that builders broke ground on
...Hot Springs man enters plea in 2010 police pursuit
EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - A Hot Springs man has pleaded no contest for his role in a high-speed chase that led to the police shooting death of his girlfriend.
Joseph Raymond Mitchell pleaded no contest Tuesday to fleeing in a vehicle causing serious injury. The El Dorado News-Times reports (http://is.gd/4YlViO ) that Mitchell was sentenced to 10 years
...Face to face: Obama, Romney in crackling debate
By DAVID ESPO and STEVE PEOPLES
Associated Press
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - An aggressive President Barack Obama accused challenger Mitt Romney of peddling a "sketchy deal" to fix the U.S. economy and playing politics with the deadly terrorist attack in Libya in a Tuesday night debate crackling with energy and emotion just three weeks before the
...NYC's Rainbow Room gets landmark status
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's iconic Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center has been designated a landmark.
The city Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday voted to give the popular nightspot on the 65th floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza city landmark status.
The commission said the art deco-style decor "came to epitomize New York City."
The
...Armstrong stepping down as Livestrong chairman
By JIM VERTUNO
AP Sports Writer
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong stepped down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity and Nike severed ties with him as fallout from the doping scandal swirling around the famed cyclist escalated Wednesday.
Armstrong announced his move at the charity in an early-morning statement. Within minutes,
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