Postal Service loses $3.2B in 2nd quarter
Drowning in red ink, the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported a quarterly loss of $3.2 billion and blamed Congress for blocking the agency's cost-cutting efforts to offset declining mail volume and ...
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Georgia 2nd In Financial Distress
Georgia households are among the most financially distressed in the country. A new analysis by credit counseling group CredAbility found Georgians are still struggling with high unemployment and low home values, and only people in Nevada feel more stretched financially than we do. read more
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Lexmark sees weak 2nd quarter, shares slip
Printer maker Lexmark International Inc said it expects revenue to fall in the second quarter as it shifts focus to corporate customers, sending its shares down almost 7 percent. Lexmark has followed larger ...
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72 years later: Former mayor, congressman's college days difficult to track
John J. Duncan Sr. would rise through the ranks of local politics from assistant attorney general to mayor of Knoxville and then on to represent Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District for 23½ years.
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Battle heats up for 2nd place
Four-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is likely to top the field in the June 5 "top-two" primary election. But one of the 23 others will finish second and carry the campaign against Feinstein to the November general election. Eleven candidates joined The Bee's Torey Van Oot for an online chat this week. Following is an excerpt.
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