Business

Financial industry pushes for lower mortgage rates

By: CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AND ALAN ZIBEL
Financial industry lobbyists are urging the Treasury Department to take steps to lower mortgage...

Yahoo shares climb on hopes for $30B takeover bid

By: MICHAEL LIEDTKE
Yahoo Inc.'s stock rallied Tuesday on a report that AOL's former chief executive believes he can...

Stocks end higher despite dismal economic data

By: JOE BEL BRUNO
Wall Street has withstood another stream of bad economic readings, shaking off its disappointment...

Obama names Richardson to head Commerce

By: JULIE MASON
President-elect Barack Obama named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary on...

Chrysler exec: Failure could spark depression

By: JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
A top Chrysler executive warned Wednesday that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling...

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Sports

NFL offers first live game broadcast in 3-D

In broadcasting the world's first live 3-D football game to theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston on Thursday evening, the NFL promises an "up close, personal, visceral" experience... Full story

Business

US, China headed for possible currency clash

The deepening world economic crisis and a possible spat over currency levels hung in the air as the United States and China sat down Thursday to discuss the future of their economic relations. U.S.... Full story

Entertainment

Lil Wayne leads Grammy noms with 8, Coldplay 7

Lil Wayne _ the most prolific, ubiquitous and successful performer on today's music scene _ was the most rewarded by the Recording Academy on Wednesday, receiving eight Grammy nominations including... Full story

Firefighters respond to two-alarm structure fire

San Francisco firefighters were called to a two-alarm fire at a home in the 800 block of 41st Avenue Wednesday night, a San Francisco fire spokeswoman said. The blaze was reported just after 6 p.m.... Full story

K-Fed weighs in with his side of the story

After Britney Spears opened up about her (second) failed marriage in Rolling Stone and on MTV, ex-husband Kevin Federline is sharing his own account of what went wrong. Though Brit says it was... Full story

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Deaths in shootout appear to be murder-suicide

The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office will continue its investigation into an apparent murder-suicide at a San Mateo home Nov. 25 until forensic results show the victim and suspect who... Full story

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Rockefeller Center lights tree in annual ceremony

A family of Hurricane Katrina survivors whose new house was partly built with lumber from last year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree were among tens of thousands who attended this year's... Full story

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