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JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp., the three biggest U.S. lenders, are among banks cutting back on $1.6 trillion of credit lines as they face increased demand for loans that threaten to drain capital. Banks ...

When David Letterman, the late-night TV host, needed a scientist to explain climate change on his show last April, he chose John Holdren, the Harvard University physicist who helped Al Gore earn an Academy Award. Holdren’s predictions about global warming, ...

The octuplets born prematurely last month to a California woman who had undergone fertility treatment are twice as likely as full-term single babies to have medical complica-tions and be hospitalized again in their first year. If they follow the pattern ...

Irene Clemente-Giron wants to live in the United States. Shortly after her visitor’s visa expired, the El Salvadoran woman applied for asylum, claiming the police in her native land persecuted her for her religious beliefs and her political opinions. But ...

“Brother, can you spare a dollar?” All of us have been so solicited. As more people lose their jobs and are dispossessed, we will hear the plea more and more. Sometimes such pleas occur at an exit off of an ...

Charter Communications, the money-losing cable-television company, said it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a financial restructuring on or before April 1. Charter said Thursday in a statement that it reached an agreement with a committee ...

Bryan Cave’s headquarters in the Met Square Building in downtown St. Louis. The international law firm, the largest in Missouri, is laying off 58 people. Photo by Karen Elshout Cost cutting also slashes 76 staffers, freezes salaries Citing a deteriorating ...

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” — Aristotle Let me take the opportunity to wish my readers a very happy Valentine’s Day. For some of you, this week’s column will be a not-so-subtle reminder to save ...

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” — Aristotle Let me take the opportunity to wish my readers a very happy Valentine’s Day. For some of you, this week’s column will be a not-so-subtle reminder to save ...

A federal judge allowed key allegations to go forward in an excessive force lawsuit against several Kansas City Police Department officers. Judge Ortrie D. Smith on Tuesday denied summary judgment on excessive force and assault and battery claims against two ...

Irene Clemente-Giron wants to live in the United States. Shortly after her visitor’s visa expired, the El Salvadoran woman applied for asylum, claiming the police in her native land persecuted her for her religious beliefs and her political opinions. But ...