thursday afternoon

The U.S. Envronmental Protecton Agency will announce Thursday afternoon whether or not it will reduce the nation's ethanol production requirements.

A rally in oil prices gained steam Thursday afternoon, settling more than $5 higher, as traders reacted to talk of further turbulence in Iran, which threatens the supply of Middle East oil.

A dorm under construction at Rice University in Houston has collapsed Thursday afternoon, killing one person.

What's on Carl Icahn's mind? He's expected to offer a peek sometime Thursday afternoon Eastern, when his long-dormant blog goes live.

Carl Icahn

The Icahn Report is currently expected to launch sometime this afternoon, an Icahn spokeswoman said.

The launch would come more than five months after ...

In a major change of policy, the Transportation Security Administration has announced that passengers refusing to show ID will no longer be able to fly.

The policy change, announced on Thursday afternoon, will go into force on June 21, and will only impact passengers who refuse to produce ID.

Passengers ...

News of the high court's ruling Thursday afternoon generated strong and passionate response from FLDS representatives.

The collision happened Thursday afternoon as the red aircraft was waiting to takeoff and one was coming in for a landing.

Several Austinites spent Thursday afternoon trying to spell their way to the top in 2008's annual 'Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee.'

AP - A woman stole a boa constrictor from a pet store by slipping the snake down her pants, the owner said. The animal was stolen Thursday afternoon from Preuss Animal House in Lansing.

Stocks turned higher Thursday afternoon, erasing morning losses, as investors eyed higher weekly jobless claims ahead of Friday's big monthly jobs report and the Senate hearing on the collapse and rescue of Bear Stearns.