Fashion and appearance are high priorities for 14-year-old Myira. A typical teenager, she delights in having her hair done, using makeup, and shopping for new outfits with matching accessories. She dreams of becoming a fashion designer and even now does s

CHATSWORTH — Even in an economic downturn, the Salvation Army Thrift Store here is seeing donations increase. “We’ve been extremely busy the last two weeks,” said store manager Letitia Thompson on Tuesday, motioning at hundreds of donated items fr

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. , the world's largest software maker, is being probed by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission after an activist group filed a complaint saying consumers are being forced to buy its Windows Vista operating system.

Mesa Police Chief George Gascón told a high-powered national public safety committee that sharing critical information with neighboring police agencies has paid off.

Thanks to a newfound economic stability and vitality, Brazil's economy and middle class are growing, the former fueled by high commodity prices and the latter by the availability of credit.