CAMARILLO, Calif. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Retail gas prices across the country dropped an average of 6 cents in the past two weeks, according to a new survey. The weighted average price for all three grades had dropped to $2.27…

NEW YORK Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The ship terminals that ring New York Harbor have been offered as Exhibit A by critics who say it would be crazy to allow a United Arab Emirates company to play a major role…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The Bush administration will conduct a highly unusual second review of potential security risks in a business deal it previously approved for a United Arab Emirates-based company to take over significant operations at six leading…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The economy ended 2005 like a lamb and is roaring back like a lion, a resounding rebound that economists say will lead the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in the months ahead. The fresh…

NEW YORK Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The use of high-speed Internet services is growing fast in rural America, partly closing the gap between country and city, a survey shows. Last fall, 24 percent of rural Americans had broadband Internet access…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Governors crossing party lines are criticizing Bush administration policies on the National Guard, questioning a budget plan they say will cut Guard strength and leave states less able to respond to homegrown emergencies like hurricanes…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — President Bush has been buffeted by one calamity after another. Try what he may, he just can’t seem to find traction for his second-term agenda. With midterm congressional elections approaching, it won’t get any easier.…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Some legislators mentioned in conversations recorded during the FBI’s undercover “Tennessee Waltz” investigation have questioned the credibility of the comments. At least 12 legislators, who have not been charged with any wrongdoing, are discussed…

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — A device being developed at the Y-12 nuclear weapons complex in Oak Ridge could revolutionize security efforts by making metal and gas detectors that are tiny. “You can basically have a metal detector…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Authorities say three people were killed after a truck driving the wrong way on Interstate 640 in Knoxville struck their car early Saturday morning. The victims were going westbound near the Interstate 75 interchange…