PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — A tiny Samoa airline is giving passengers a big reason to lose weight: tickets sold not by the seat, but by the kilogram.

The share of tax dollars that actually wind up in Arizona classrooms slid again last year, to the lowest level in the 12 years the state has been monitoring.

Microsoft is making the claim that you can’t trust Google anymore because they only show search results for those that are willing to pay. Is this true?

Ask Santa for new tech stuff and, most importantly, ask for a techno-wizard elf to keep your stuff running.

Black Friday often means incredible deals, right? It’s the truth we’ve all been led to believe, but it’s only the case in some of the circumstances.

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NEW YORK — Groupon launched a payment service Wednesday that allows businesses to accept credit cards using an iPhone or iPod Touch, becoming the latest company to enter the growing mobile payments market.

Q: How does Google’s new 7-inch tablet compare to the iPad, Kindle and Samsung tablets? — Roger

WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look now: The feds may be gaining on GOP governors who've balked at carrying out a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law.

With mortgage rates at historic lows, now may be a good time to buy or refinance a house, and the Internet has made it easier than ever to shop for a mortgage.

With mortgage rates at historic lows, now may be a good time to buy or refinance a house, and the Internet has made it easier than ever to shop for a mortgage.

Chandler is preparing to seek bids for a citywide towing contract after rejecting one operator’s proposal to remove vehicles from city streets without charging a fee.

Attention taxpayers: A few little-known and often overlooked benefits of this tax-filing season may reduce your taxes.

TRENTON, N.J. -- Not taking your medicines as prescribed can hurt your wallet as well as your health and far outweigh any savings on your pharmacy bill.

It may be just a statistical blip.

It may be just a statistical blip.

It may be just a statistical blip.

Living in Ahwatukee Foothills means never sailing into the Hillside Spot without bumping into a friend. I love it here — our little bedroom community of families, professionals, small businesses, churches, and a thriving social scene. Service to others is embedded into our lifeblood, and our neighborhoods are places where folks gather for Bunko and barbecues.

Living in Ahwatukee Foothills means never sailing into the Hillside Spot without bumping into a friend. I love it here — our little bedroom community of families, professionals, small businesses, churches, and a thriving social scene. Service to others is embedded into our lifeblood, and our neighborhoods are places where folks gather for Bunko and barbecues.

Food prices in Arizona dropped a bit in the last quarter.

The state’s housing market continues to search for a bottom, with new figures Wednesday showing the average Arizona home now selling for only about half of what it did five years earlier.

Don't be surprised if you start thinking about gas while you're buying food.

WASHINGTON _ Arizona high school graduation rates rose sharply over a 10-year period, but state students still lag behind the national average, according to a new national report.

Weighted down by the real estate market, Arizona's economy grew only 0.7 percent between 2009 and 2010.