Forecasters warn of Arkansas flooding (AP)

Paloma becomes Category 4 storm, heads toward Cuba (AP)
AP - Paloma became an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane early Saturday, dumping wind and rain on the Cayman Islands and threatening to strike hurricane-ravaged Cuba as a major storm,...

Paloma becomes Category 4 storm, heads toward Cuba (AP)
AP - Hurricane Paloma became an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 early Saturday, bringing wind and rain to the Cayman Islands and threatening to strike hurricane-ravaged Cuba as a major...

Jobless ranks hit 10 million, most in 25 years (AP)
AP - The nation's jobless ranks zoomed past 10 million last month, the most in a quarter-century, as piles of pink slips shut factory gates and office doors to 240,000 more Americans with the...

Social Security benefits expected to jump in 2009 (AP)
AP - Social Security benefits for 50 million people are expected to go up next year by the largest amount in more than a quarter-century.

Norbert strengthens into Category 2 hurricane (AP)
AP - Hurricane Norbert strengthened into a powerful Category 2 storm over the Pacific Ocean and forecasters warned that it could reach Mexico's Baja California peninsula by the weekend.