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The four large U.S. cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Buffalo and Rochester, New York, don't have much else in common. But a government report shows they've had the smallest increases in joblessness over the past two years among cities with at least 1 million people.

The Final Four: The four large cities that best weathered the recession. Call them the Final Four: The four large cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Virtually all of the experts who wrote favorably about GlaxoSmithKline Plc's troubled diabetes drug Avandia had financial ties to drug makers, a finding that shows the need for reform of such relationships, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

VP Joe Biden plans to visit NC-based lighting manufacturer Cree; firm rides efficiency boom. Vice President Joe Biden plans to visit a North Carolina maker of light-producing semiconductor chips that the Obama administration is offering as an example of the potential for job growth in manufacturing energy-efficient products.

Green globe: 70 million Irish at home, abroad cheer St. Patrick's Day from Sydney to San Fran. Much of the world is turning green Wednesday for St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all hues of Irishness.

A simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found.

A simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found.

Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.

Gene testing helps set right dose for blood-thinner warfarin, prevents hospitalizations. Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.

An experimental ablation therapy system that freezes heart tissue with a balloon catheter to treat a common heart rhythm disorder is far more effective than drug therapy, a study found Monday.

An experimental ablation therapy system that freezes heart tissue with a balloon catheter to treat a common heart rhythm disorder is far more effective than drug therapy, a study found Monday.

Federal government recalls more children's jewelry based on cadmium concerns. Federal safety regulators recalled a line of Christmas-themed bracelets Thursday, expanding their effort to purge children's jewelry boxes and store shelves of items containing high levels of the toxic metal cadmium.

Federal government recalls more children's jewelry based on cadmium concerns. Federal safety regulators recalled a line of holiday-themed bracelets Thursday, expanding their effort to purge children's jewelry boxes and store shelves of items containing high levels of the toxic metal cadmium.

NY, NJ jets hit Canada geese after takeoff on consecutive days; both planes land safely. Two jetliners crossed paths with flocks of Canada geese shortly after taking off from airports on consecutive days in New York and New Jersey, and the collisions with the large birds forced the pilots to make emergency landings. No one was hurt.

NC-bound passenger jet hits birds after takeoff, returns safely to upstate NY airport. The pilot of a US Airways jet reported a bird strike and an engine problem shortly after takeoff from an upstate New York airport Thursday, forcing the plane to turn back and make an emergency landing, officials said.

T he XXI Winter Olympics are over, but for Joe Howard and the rest of the US Sled Hockey Team, the Games are just beginning. Howard is one of 15 sled hockey players representing the United States in the Paralympic Winter Games, which officially kick off tomorrow in Vancouver. On Saturday, Howard and his teammates will suit up for their first game at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, formerly known as the UBC Thunderbird Arena, where they will face off against South Korea. The 43-year-old Kingston resident is the lone Bay Stater on the American squad, and the elder statesman of the Team USA locker room. ``One of the old guys,'' said Howard, with a laugh, in a recent interview. The veteran forward has been practicing with the best players in the country as well as training on his own at Connell Memorial Rink in Weymouth in preparation for his fourth Paralympic appearance - a feat no other American sled hockey player can claim. USA Hockey says Howard is the only player ever to

AP-GfK Poll: Americans want bipartisan accord on health care, but neither party yields. Americans and their lawmakers are dramatically out of sync on health care, with large majorities of people looking for bipartisan cooperation that's nowhere in sight.

Twins top Cardinals 7-6 on Danny Valencia's home run in 8th inning, Wainwright hit hard. On a tough day for the Minnesota Twins, third base prospect Danny Valencia provided something positive.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said Tom Petters should be sentenced to 335 years in prison for running a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme, while defense lawyers pleaded for mercy, saying their client has a tumor on his pituitary gland.

JetBlue launches 1-day, $10 fare sale between JFK and first 10 destinations. JetBlue is holding a one-day sale offering $10 fares between New York's JFK airport and the carrier's first 10 destinations in celebration of its 10th year of operation.