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  • Dolly downgraded to tropical storm

    Tomas Castro slips under power lines outside his home that was destroyed by high winds July 23, 2008 in Port Isabel, Texas. High winds from Hurricane Dolly battered the south Texas coast, causing damage across the area. Authorities had feared the first hurricane to hit the U.S. since last September could produce up to 20 inches of rain in some areas, possibly breaching levees in the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley.




  • Minimum wage hike vanishes
    About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers.

  • NBC/WSJ poll: Obama keeps lead

    July 23: NBC Political Director Chuck Todd offers analysis of the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.  (Nightly News)The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds a majority of Americans think Barack Obama is a riskier choice for the presidency, but he's still leading Republican John McCain.




  • Top Windows exec to leave Microsoft
    Microsoft Corp. says the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations is leaving the company.

  • DNA ID's stolen Guatemalan baby
    Adoption officials said Wednesday that DNA tests indicate a Guatemalan baby reported stolen from her mother was being adopted by a U.S. couple.


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