NEW YORK (AP) — Americans’ rosy outlook about the U. S. economy remains resilient as they focus on the good in the barrage of conflicting economic news. A widely watched barometer of consumer confidence barely budged in March after last month hitting the highest level it had been in a year. Americans continued to be […]

ORLANDO, Fla. ( AP) — Officials with the National Hurricane Center had a message Tuesday for residents living in hurricane- prone areas: Don’t tape your windows. Center officials are joining with a consumer advocate group at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Fla., this week to encourage residents to skip taping their windows when a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it will ask Congress for more money for Israel’s anti- rocket system known as the “Iron Dome.” In a statement released Tuesday, Pentagon press secretary George Little said the system to defend against short-range rockets and mortar attacks has been critical in recent weeks when nearly 300 rockets were […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Federal appeals judges Tuesday rejected a lawsuit by “Joe the Plumber” that claimed his rights were violated by a state records search after he voiced public concern over taxes to then- candidate Barack Obama. The three- judge 6th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld a lower court’s dismissal of the […]

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A Jet Blue flight bound for Las Vegas landed unexpectedly in Amarillo after a “medical situation” arose involving the captain. The airline says in a statement that the pilot in command of Flight 191 from New York elected to land in the Panhandle of Texas about 10 a.m. Tuesday. The airline […]