Poverty in America

In this July 16, 2012, photo, Laura Fritz, 27, left, with her daughter Adalade Goudeseune fills out a form at the Jefferson Action Center, an assistance center in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. Both Fritz grew up in the Denver suburbs a solidly middle class family, but she and her boyfriend, who has struggled to find work, and are now relying on government assistance to cover food and $650 rent for their family. The ranks of America's poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s amid a weak economy and fraying government safety net. Census figures for 2011 will be released this fall in the critical weeks ahead of the November elections. (AP Photo/Kristen Wyatt)

Bank of America

FILE - In this July 17, 2009 file photo, a customer uses a Bank of America ATM in Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America plans to start charging customers a $5 monthly debit card fee. The fee will be rolled out starting early in 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, file)

Captain America

In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Chris Evans is shown in a scene from the film "Captain America: The First Avenger." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)

Pawn America

Pawn America employee Kris Pralle assisted a customer named Jeremy as he sold his rifle. Jeremy, a veteran, felt better about getting rid of the rifle by selling it to Pawn America where he felt he knew it wouldn't get into the wrong hands.

Teach For America

Pearl Chang Esau speaks to a crowd at the Sun City West Foundation Building Monday afternoon. Esau is the executive director of Teach For America Phoenix who gave a presentation which discussed Teach for America and the public education system in Arizona.

Organizing for America

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Brad Smith Monday evening as he volunteers at President Barack Obama

The sinking of America

Saturday, October 2, 2010 3:30 pm

Dear Editor:

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Fat in America

Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:23 am

Victoria Jewell parks her car in a handicapped spot at the supermarket and heads for the front door. To see her, you wouldn’t know she has a disability, but she has needed handicapped parking ever since her exhusband broke her knees with a baseball bat. One day, she might be able to ditch that handicapped sticker. Her legs are slowly mending. She has a job. She has remarried.

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Fat in America

Illustration by JODY CONDITT / FREEDOM NEWS SERVICE

Unbanked America

Sunday, May 9, 2004 8:14 am

They call them the "unbanked."

Meet America’s parents of the year

Linda Gomez (r), seen here with her husband Dr. Ernesto Gomez and their daughter Ashley, talks about being nominated by her children for a \"Parents of the Year\" award.

Latin America’s pastime

Sunday, March 5, 2006 5:56 am

The saying used to go that you couldn’t tell the players without a scorecard. These days you can’t spell the players’ names without tildes and accented vowels.

Latin America’s pastime

Thursday, March 16, 2006 4:35 pm

Originally published in Tribune Sports on March 5, 2006

Latin America’s pastime

Sunday, March 5, 2006 5:57 am

The saying used to go that you couldn’t tell the players without a scorecard. These days you can’t spell the players’ names without tildes and accented vowels.

Latin America’s pastime

Sunday, March 5, 2006 5:58 am

The saying used to go that you couldn’t tell the players without a scorecard. These days you can’t spell the players’ names without tildes and accented vowels.

North America’s oldest Bornean orangutan dies

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 7:12 pm

The Phoenix Zoo says North America’s oldest Bornean orangutan has died after a battle with lymphatic cancer.

MY VIEW: America’s future prosperity is in danger

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 1:45 pm

Members of both parties agree that Washington’s present fiscal course is dangerously unsustainable. We’re now borrowing 40 cents for every dollar we spend. This profligacy continues to weaken the dollar, threatening its status as the global reserve currency and fostering anxiety in the bond markets. Last month, Standard & Poor’s delivered a sobering wake-up call when it revised its outlook on the U.S. long-term credit rating from “stable” to “negative.”