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Tigers hope bats warm up in World Series chill

Tigers hope bats warm up in World Series chill
By BEN WALKERAP Baseball Writer DETROIT (AP) - Toting his tiny aluminum bat, 5-year-old Gage Brookens wandered toward the cage and watched Austin Jackson, Omar Infante and a few other Tigers take batting practice on a chilly afternoon at Comerica Park. Maybe that's what these slumping

Q3 economic growth in presidential election years

Q3 economic growth in presidential election years
By The Associated Press Here is the growth of the U.S. economy, as measured by the change in the gross domestic product, in the July-September quarter of presidential election years dating to 1980. GDP is the nation's total output of goods and services. A minus number means the economy

NYC cannibal case tests lines of fantasy, threat

NYC cannibal case tests lines of fantasy, threat
By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - In Internet chats as breezy as they were bizarre, a police officer accused of plotting to kidnap and eat as many as 100 women was once cautioned not to be wasteful when cooking a victim because "there is nearly 75 pounds of food there." But no one was

'N Sync alum Chris Kirkpatrick is engaged!

'N Sync alum Chris Kirkpatrick is engaged!
By Kate Stanhope, Another member of  'N Sync is saying bye, bye, bye to the single life!

'N Sync alum Chris Kirkpatrick is engaged!

'N Sync alum Chris Kirkpatrick is engaged!
By Kate Stanhope, Another member of  'N Sync is saying bye, bye, bye to the single life!

Fund managers: Don't give up on HP, Dell or PCs

Fund managers: Don't give up on HP, Dell or PCs
By MARK JEWELLAP Personal Finance Writer BOSTON (AP) - All the buzz about mobile devices might lead you to believe the PC's future is bleak. Just this week, Apple unveiled the iPad Mini, barely a month after the iPhone 5 rollout. Even Microsoft, a driving force in the rise of desktop PCs,

US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.41 pct.

US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.41 pct.
By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Average U.S. mortgage rates rose only slightly this week and continued to hover near record lows, a trend that has helped boost home sales and refinancing. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage

Man sells giant autograph collection for daughter

Man sells giant autograph collection for daughter
By SUZETTE LABOYAssociated Press OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) - Three decades ago, Ken Kallin began amassing the 120,000 pieces in a memorabilia collection that includes photographs signed by Muhammad Ali and Neil Armstrong along with rare books and trading cards. By the end of Saturday, he's

Man sells giant autograph collection for daughter

Man sells giant autograph collection for daughter
By SUZETTE LABOYAssociated Press OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) - Three decades ago, Ken Kallin began amassing the 120,000 pieces in a memorabilia collection that includes photographs signed by Muhammad Ali and Neil Armstrong along with rare books and trading cards. By the end of Saturday, he's

Obama: Wall St. should alter pay incentives

Obama: Wall St. should alter pay incentives
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama, who once called bank executives "fat cats" and their pay "obscene," says Wall Street needs to change executive pay incentives that reward risky bets that can yield fortunes but can also devastate financial institutions.