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Suspect in police killings avoided scrutiny 10/27/2014 02:54am • ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte had a lot to hide. He was living in the United States illegally, had been convicted in Arizona for selling drugs and twice deported to Mexico.How he escaped detection was a mystery on Sunday.His background would have alm The 5 scariest credit card fees -- and how to avoid them 10/27/2014 12:00am • With Halloween right around the corner, you're probably preoccupied with costumes, candy and creepy movies. After all, everyone's favorite fall holiday only comes once a year. But while you're busy planning the perfect costume party or getting your kids ready for trick-or-treating, something tr Ohio college uses infomercials to prod students 10/26/2014 01:40pm • AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- A university in northeast Ohio is lampooning infomercials as a way to push students to graduate on time.The Finish In Time, or F.I.T., effort at the University of Akron urges students to take at least 15 credit hours per semester to stay on pace. The emailed videos show co-hosts A guide to getting your first mortgage 10/26/2014 12:00pm • To buy your first home, you likely will need a mortgage. In fact, before you even start looking at houses, you should look into your mortgage prospects. If you have good credit, a healthy income and money in the bank, you'll be able to secure mortgage preapproval quickly and proceed straight to Former university VP faces accusers in civil trial 10/26/2014 11:00am • MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press They came from broken homes to a state university in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains and met the father figure they never had: a school vice president who offered them scholarships or campus jobs as they adjusted to college life. But then came the pressure for sexua Suspect in killing of deputies was twice deported 10/26/2014 03:38am • DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A man suspected of killing two deputies during a shooting rampage in Northern California was deported twice to Mexico and had a drug conviction, federal authorities said Saturday.The suspected shooter told Sacramento County Sheriff's invest Europe's bank test aims to strengthen economy 10/25/2014 02:34pm • DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The European Central Bank on Sunday will reveal the results of a yearlong search through the books of Europe's 130 biggest banks, a key part of the region's effort to recover from its debt and economic crisis.The review aims to weed out banks Le Minh Thai, Vietnam war photographer, dies in US 10/25/2014 05:34am • JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Le Minh Thai, a photojournalist who covered the Vietnam War for The Associated Press and Time Life, has died. He was 93.Thai died Oct. 10 at a nursing home in Encinitas, where he had been living for the past seven years, his daughter, Quynh Thai, told Venezuelans brace for slump in oil prices 10/25/2014 12:26am • JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The falling oil prices that are providing relief to drivers around the world threaten to bring more misery to the life of Milagro Alvarez and millions of other Venezuelans, whose country depends almost exclusively on oil revenue.The math tea US new-home sales close to flat in September 10/24/2014 04:44pm • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. sales of new homes were nearly flat in September, after the government sharply revised downward what was initially an August surge in buying.New-home sales edged up 0.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 467,000, the Comme Hagan and Tillis in a battle of 'extremes' in NC 10/24/2014 02:04pm • BILL BARROW Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's Senate race boils down to a battle of extremes. At least that's how Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis want voters to see it.Running against President Barack Obama as much as he is against Hagan, Tillis APNewsBreak: Icahn says Taj casino likely to close 10/24/2014 07:34am • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says the struggling Trump Taj Mahal casino "will almost certainly close."The would-be purchaser of the casino told The Associated Press on Thursday night that the casino's finances are dire.Four of Atlantic City 7 Ways to Not Spend $730 on the Holidays 10/24/2014 12:00am • This year, the National Retail Federation forecasts that consumer spending around the holidays will increase by 4.1 percent from last year. But just because it's forecasting that, it doesn't mean you need to spend 4 percent more than last year's average of $730 that Americans spent on holiday purcha Frugal Alternatives to Traditional Financing 10/24/2014 12:00am • After glancing at the topic of this post, you might be thinking, "Financing is never frugal!" And in a way, you'd be right. Because financing comes with interest, which is going to make your final cost more expensive than the original price. But you know what really isn't frugal? Credit card debt. European authorities aim to purge weak banks 10/23/2014 11:02pm • DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Europe's biggest banks are facing a day of judgment as the European Central Bank prepares to unveil the results of a yearlong search through the dark corners of their finances.It's a step that comes none too soon for the struggling economy