AP - As much as a foot of snow fell from the Plains across the Midwest on Saturday, snarling road and air travel and leaving at least two people dead, as the second big winter storm in a week barreled through on its way to New England.

AP - People taking out home mortgages may gain new protections soon against shady lending practices as the Federal Reserve seeks to back even the riskiest borrowers, already hit hardest by the housing and credit crunches.

AP - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.