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Senate takes step toward banning stalking software

By By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A loophole that permits software companies to sell cyberstalking apps that operate secretly on cellphones could soon be closed by Congress. The software is popular among jealous wives or husbands because it can continuously track the

Correction: Fiscal Cliff-News Guide story

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Dec. 12 about the "fiscal cliff" negotiations, The Associated Press reported erroneously that veterans affairs spending would be included in automatic federal budget cuts if no deal is reached. The Veterans Affairs Department has been exempted. A corrected version of

Fed's moves to aid economy since financial crisis

By By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve has taken many unprecedented steps in the past four years to try to boost the U.S. economy and counter the effects of a financial crisis that triggered a painful recession. It has kept the short-term interest rate it controls at a

New data: Child abuse drops for 5th straight year

By By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Reports of child abuse and neglect have dropped nationwide for the fifth consecutive year, and abuse-related child fatalities also are at a five-year low, according to new federal statistics. The latest annual report from the Department of