Struggling to recover from multibillion-dollar losses, banks are curtailing loans to U.S. businesses, depriving even healthy firms of money for expansion and hiring.
To understand why fuel prices in the U.S. have soared over the last year, it helps to get an idea of how foreign governments are subsidizing energy prices at home.
AP - A gunman opened fire at a church youth performance Sunday and killed two people, including a man who witnesses called a hero for shielding others from a shotgun blast.
AP - Two bombs exploded minutes apart in a packed Istanbul square Sunday night, killing 16 and injuring more than 150 in the deadliest attack against civilians in Turkey in almost five years.
AP - An out-of-control wildfire burning Sunday near an entrance to Yosemite National Park has destroyed 12 homes and threatened thousands more as flames forced authorities to cut power to the park.
A shotgun-wielding man opened fire at a Tennessee Unitarian church during a children's play Sunday, killing two adults and wounding seven more before worshippers tackled him, officials said. A suspect, Jim Adkisson, 58, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, a city official said.
The death toll from two deadly explosions in Turkey continued to rise early Monday as government officials confirmed 16 deaths and more than 150 injuries.