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The life expectancy of the average U.S. female increased 1.7 years from 1999 to 2009 -- 79.6 to 81.3 years. Good news on the whole, but Daily Yonder…

The win for Venus and Serena Williams in women's doubles could be the least surprising outcome of the Games, as The Guardian notes. They are that dominate.

"We are more optimistic about housing," says economist David Blitzer, who directs the S&P/Case-Shiller survey.

The good news for investors followed a painful week of huge drops.

In Merrimack, a warrant has been issued for the weather prognosticating groundhog. Police say that Phil predicted winter would last 6 more weeks, but didn't mention anything about all the snow.

If you return a book late to the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library in Springfield, Mo., the late fines cannot exceed $5. Whoever returned a book nearly four decades too late left $6, just to be safe.

Analysts wonder whether the spending surge can be sustained if savings are being depleted.

Claims for jobless benefits rose after two weeks' worth of declines. Wholesale prices were pushed higher by rising energy costs.

The world's biggest burger chain reported Thursday that first-quarter sales grew to about $6 billion, nearly 10 percent higher than the first quarter of last year, and net income grew nearly 11 percent. McDonald's cited strong sales of new products like specialty coffees, smoothies and oatmeal, and modernization efforts like updating lighting and seating, and adding more 24-hour outlets.

Dozens of states are bringing in more taxes than expected. But the broader picture for state finances is still pretty grim.