BY MATT APUZZO
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending said Thursday that, in its rush to take credit for saving hundreds of thousands of jobs, the Obama administration was overly confident in its job-counting and did not…

BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Get ready to hear a lot of huge numbers Tuesday: The Obama administration is expected to boost its estimate of the federal deficit over the next decade by $2 trillion, a move likely…

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Economic woes are weighing heavily on some Americans — so much so that the federal government is boosting financial support for suicide prevention centers around the nation.

Richard McKeon, the lead health adviser for suicide prevention at…

BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
New York Times

WASHINGTON — The White House is making a major push this week to persuade Americans that President Barack Obama’s policies are helping bring the nation out of recession. But a four-letter word — jobs —…

Four states closed billions of dollars in budget shortfalls and approved spending plans in the past 24 hours, but legislatures and governors in six states were still far apart on their budgets as the fiscal year began Wednesday.

Indiana, Mississippi and…

After running up every day for nearly two straight months, gasoline prices have fallen this week — as they typically do a little before or after the Fourth of July holiday.

With the economy weak, analysts say prices should remain stable…

WASHINGTON — Is the historic U.S. housing market crash close to being over, or is the end still far, far away?

While sales finally seem to be stabilizing, prices are still are likely to keep sinking well into next year and…