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An accused Mexican drug cartel member has pleaded guilty in the killing and wounding of two U.S. agents in Mexico. SRN's Jeremy House has more on the story.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week. SRN's Jeremy House has more on the story.

Sales of previously-occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale. SRN's Jeremy House has more on the story.

A solar-powered plane is on the second leg of it's history making trip across the United States. SRN's Bob Agnew reports.

Growing consumer demand for cars and trucks has automakers changing their usual summer vacation plans. SRN's Jeremy House has details.

Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook. SRN's Jeremy House has more on the story.

Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period when many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday season debt. SRN's Jeremy House has more on the story.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt. SRN's Jeremy House has more on the story.

The Small Business Administration is starting a program to increase bank lending to veterans. SRN's Bob Agnew reports.

Volkswagen is replacing the fuel tank covers on more than 200,000 of its diesel vehicles sold in the U.S. and Canada to remind owners to fill their tanks with diesel - not gasoline.

A federal appeals court is backing the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. SRN's Jeremy House has details.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists who are forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong. SRN's Jeremy House has more on the story.

An embarrassing episode for Boeing is coming to an end as its newest airliner, the 787, returns to service. SRN's Jeremy House has details.

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. SRN's Bob Agnew reports.

The U-S Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the subcontractor of a publicly-held company. SRN's Jeremy House has more on the story.

Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas at protesters hurling firebombs at them in central Cairo, hours after hundreds of opponents of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi rallied peacefully in the streets denouncing his rule and demanding early presidential elections.

In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly.

A measure of the U.S. economy's future health rose in solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications to build new homes and apartments. SRN's Jeremy House has details.

A research report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says younger baby boomers and Generation Xers face an uncertain retirement because of reduced savings, high levels of debt, and losses during the Great Recession.

A rule intended to loosen the largest U.S. banks' control over the trading of complex investments and help safeguard the financial system was weakened Thursday by regulators. SRN's Jeremy House has details.

China is phasing out its reliance on executed prisoners for donated organs, but cultural attitudes are impeding the rise of donations among the general population. SRN's Bob Agnew reports.

U.S. builders broke ground on far fewer homes in April. SRN's Jeremy House has more on the story.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. SRN's Jeremy House has details.

A sharp fall in the cost of gas drove a measure of U.S. consumer prices down last month by the most since December 2008. SRN's Jeremy House has more on the story.