The Soviet Union was nearing its last days as the 1990s dawned. Also at the time, Bloomington-Normal was engaged with Vladimir, Russia, to establish a Sister Cities friendship.

Retail sales fell off a cliff in September, plunging the largest amount in two years worried consumers shunned the malls and auto showrooms, but wholesale prices fell for the second straight month in September, driven by a sharp drop in energy costs.

DES MOINES, Iowa , April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP), one of America's leading media and marketing companies, today reported fiscal 2008 third quarter net earnings per share of $0.97 , compared to $0.92 per share in the

(RTTNews) - Confirming the worst fears, the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that real GDP did decline in the third quarter. Early indication point to a weaker fourth quarter that appears on track to show a contraction, thereby satisfying the theoret

NEW YORK -- As a software developer who worked with NASA, Timothy Childs built vision-tracking systems for the space shuttle. Now the former techie has a new venture: chocolate.