The sagging economy is helping to fuel a rise in cremations in El Paso and the nation. Recent figures from the medical examiner's office show a steady increase in the number of cremation authorizations in the county.

Winnipeg police have charged a man with second-degree murder in connection with a beating that left his 25-year-old common-law wife dead.

Warsaw - Poland's prime minister on Monday unveiled a set of proposals to cut bureaucracy and spur business in eastern Europe's largest economy. Donald Tusk, whose centre-right Civic Platform won elections a year ago after pledging market reforms, sa..

WASHINGTON - Make more than $250,000 a year? Watch out. Barack Obama wants to raise your income taxes. Social Security taxes, too. Run a corporation? Lucky you. John McCain wants to cut your business taxes.

What a week of market mayhem! How odd having that as the backdrop to the Web 2.0 Expo in New York. We have been sounding alerts about the economic backdrop to our world of innovation for nearly a year. Back in February we wrote that this is not our bub