Airport check-in: Birmingham may honor civil-rights pioneer
In a meeting earlier this month, the Birmingham Airport Authority approved a proposal to rename it Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International …
Answers to FAQs about the Social Security debit card
Q: Who’s eligible for the Direct Express debit card?A: Anyone who receives Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits …
Durable goods orders unchanged after 2 declines
Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods were flat in May as strength in demand for aircraft and computers was offset …
Prepare to pay even more for gas if you don’t fill up rental car
If it was difficult to swallow $4-a-gallon for gas, try digesting $8 the current price you’ll pay at some car rental locations …
Ranchers get OK to graze animals on protected land
The U.S. Agriculture Department Tuesday announced it would help livestock producers struggling with record feed prices by letting …
Stocks plunge as financial sector falters, oil prices rise
Stocks retreated Monday, taking the Dow Jones industrials down more than 170 points as investors’ anxiety about the financial …
Stocks plunge on earnings fears, uptick in oil prices
Stocks retreated Monday, taking the Dow Jones industrials down more than 100 points as investors watching earnings reports and …
$4 a gallon ‘looks likely’ for summer
The average price of gasoline has jumped past $4 in two states Connecticut and Alaska and hovers just below that in three others …
$5B Sirius, XM merger gets FCC chief’s conditional nod
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is recommending approval of the $5 billion merger between the nation’s …
$75 limit on charges at pumps a pain
As if sky-high gasoline prices weren’t frustrating enough, many owners of thirsty SUVs, pickups and motor homes who use a credit …