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States strapped by a slowing economy are turning to delinquent taxpayers to help balance tight budgets.

A new study on the skyrocketing cost of higher education says there are only five states where all the four-year public colleges are affordable for low-income students, and in many of those, the students still need to borrow money to get by.

Scientists in Georgia and Israel have identified genes in cotton plants that could pave the way for drought-tolerant varieties.

Is it a sport utility vehicle, or a sport activity vehicle, an all activity vehicle or simply a crossover?

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a California company have filed a lawsuit in Texas, claiming that 94 companies - including Microsoft Corp. - illegally used their patented image editing software.

French fashion great Yves Saint Laurent, whose name has been synonymous with the heights of haute couture for decades, is expected to announce his retirement Monday.

Argentina's lower house of Congress gave approval late Saturday to an emergency economic plan.

European Union officials on Saturday warned that retailers were reporting problems providing change for the continent's new single currency.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. has agreed to a $250 million settlement in which it must pay as many as 700,000 Georgia motorists for the lost value of cars damaged in collisions.

Hundreds of people who bought Microsoft's hot new Xbox gaming console over the holidays received defective systems, and some said they had to wait weeks and endure shoddy customer service before their systems were fixed.