The pace at which people fell behind on their mortgages slowed during the summer for the third consecutive quarter, but the overall delinquency rate hit another record, a new report shows. For the three months ended Sept. 30, 6.25 percent of U.S. mortgage loans were 60 or more days past due, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion. That’s up 58 percent from 3.96 percent a year ago.

When it comes to paying for a health care overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich. That finding from a new Associated Press poll will be welcome news for House Democrats, who proposed doing just that in their sweeping

For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life’s more stressful experiences. Now, women in their 40s have the added anxiety of trying to figure out if they should even be getting one at all.

Auburn council to meet tonight

Opelika to recognize police at council meeting

Unique sand sculpture on display at Village Mall

Jury selection continues in Opelika murder trial

EAMC campuses to go tobacco free; Auburn, Opelika participate in Great American Smokeout

Locally, Martha Henk, director of the Food Bank of East Alabama, said more and more people are in need of food.
“We’ve seen right at a 30 percent increase in the last three months (a 30 percent increase in request for assistance),” Henk said. “It’s been scary actually.“
The food bank serves about 13,800 people a month, she said.

2011 Sorento CUV is first vehicle built at the plant

Gov. Bob Riley has urged gaming commissions in seven states to make sure the gambling machine manufacturers they regulate cease all illegal activity in Alabama

The state Agriculture Department has converted 11 vehicles to propane and will conduct a three-year study to compare them to other department vehicles that use gasoline.

A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a weeklong search, police said.

Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station.

Retail sales rose more than expected in October due largely to a big rebound in auto sales. But broader consumer spending remains under pressure, raising questions about the durability of the recovery.

More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit.

NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for an afternoon liftoff to the space station, despite increasingly cloudy skies.

Sarah Palin’s book tour for ``Going Rogue’‘ visits Alabama in one week.

As a former World War II infantryman and prisoner of war, there are several things about the war in Afghanistan that concern me.

President Barack Obama pointedly nudged China on Monday to stop censoring Internet access, offering an animated defense of the tool that helped him win the White House and suggesting Beijing need not fear a little criticism. The president’s message during a town hall-style meeting focused on one of the trickiest issues separating China’s communist government and the United States — human rights.

Sarah Palin’s book tour for “Going Rogue” visits Alabama in one week.

A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs that are still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work. In the study, Zetia failed to shrink buildups in artery walls while a rival drug, Niaspan, did so significantly. Zetia users also suffered more heart attacks and other problems.

Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale “2012” opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled in $225 million worldwide. The Sony Pictures action saga tells the story of a scramble to save remnants of humanity aboard giant arks as the earth’s crust shifts and flood waters pour over most of the planet.

Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Monday: About 100 of NASA’s geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, laptops and other Twittering gadgets.

There will be a walk-in H1N1 Vaccination Clinic from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Lee County Health Department, 1801 Corporate Drive, Opelika.

Auburn University mechanical engineering professor Sushil Bhavnani took some time away from the classroom Sunday, but not away from teaching when he presented the lecture “Sun Power: Thermal and Photovoltaic” at the Auburn Meeting Room in downtown Auburn.

As President Barack Obama visits China seeking to balance a seesawing relationship, Chinese-Americans embody the challenges facing the giants of East and West.

An 11-year-old Idaho boy fatally shot a black bear on his family’s front porch after he said it wouldn’t leave.

Lost in all the fervor concerning health care reform legislation is one fact crucial to all Americans who are, or soon will be, enrolled in Medicare: Unless Congress acts before the end of the year, payments to physicians will be reduced by 21 percent. Otherwise, come January your doctor will receive from Medicare $79 instead of the $100 he or she now receives.

Remember when you could watch TV with the rabbit ears that came with your set? First thing in the morning you’d stop by the TV, turn it on and go to the kitchen and start your morning coffee while all the tubes warmed up and brought the screen to life, both channels.