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Several new websites connect travelers, who are looking to save money, with homeowners who have a spare room. Airbnb is one of the fastest growing of these rental-by-owner sites. But as with other fast-growing businesses, it faces several challenges.

President Obama is trying to rally public support for the jobs program he'll spell out to Congress later this week. At a Labor Day rally in Detroit Monday, Obama offered a sneak preview of parts of the plan. Labor leaders said they're encouraged by the president's new-found aggressiveness on the jobs front.

Jason Schneider makes his living selling jokes for a $1 a pop in New York's Central Park, according to the New York Daily News. The 26 year old came to New York about four years ago, and couldn't find a permanent job. So earlier this year he started telling jokes in the park.

The president's address Thursday night — in which he'll lay out his latest proposals for boosting job growth — comes as his approval ratings hit new lows.

Thanks to the satellite transmitter that was attached to the penguin, his progress can be followed on the Web. The little guy was found on a beach in New Zealand earlier this year.

The 9-11 did not simply target the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Nationwide, the threat was real. In Kentucky, southern governors who were here for…

Brazil has discovered enormous oil fields 200 miles off its coast. The country is in the midst of a debate about who should benefit from the revenues. But analysts predict its economy will better be able to handle an influx of oil than many other countries.

The message to incoming students was clear Tuesday night at Western Kentucky University’s Freshman Assembly: finish your degree. That theme was brought…

All year, a fight has been raging over the potato's proper role in school lunch and breakfast programs. Potato industry lobbyists and senators from potato-growing states are fighting efforts to limit spuds' appearances in the lunch line.

Documents obtained by NPR and the Center for Investigative Reporting detail how the Mall of America shares information about possible threats.