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Brandon Banks has blazing speed on kick returns, but his 5-foot-7, 155-pound frame limits his effectiveness as a receiver. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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"The bottom line is you want to stay in business," said Jim Capannari, an ice cream maker in Illionois, who raised the cost of his cones by 10 cents and then explained why to customers on a sign he posted. Mr. Capannari pours ingredients in making a batch of ice cream. (Associated Press)
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A favorable report on jobless claims was a bit of good news in a gloomy economic picture that led to gains on Wall Street on Thursday. The Dow, Standard & Poor's and Nasdaq all closed in positive territory. (Associated Press)
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"You have to find the right personality," said Kevin Emmons, marketing director at Miss Pivot, a wing-woman service in Indianapolis. "In the beginning, we had a bunch of promotional girls who wanted to do this, but it turns out they are very good at getting value for themselves - not good at getting value for our clients."
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Rachel Weisz is an engaging, forceful presence as a police investigator in "The Whistleblower," which also stars Vanessa Redgrave.
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President Obama gestures while speaking about the role innovative technologies play in fuel economy standards and the economy on Aug. 11, 2011, at Johnson Controls Inc. in Holland, Mich. (Associated Press)
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Trader Edward Curran smiles as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 11, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Traders crowd the post of specialist Patrick Murphy (right) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney answers reporters' questions after he talked about the economy at Vermeer Corporation in Pella, Iowa, on Wednesday. He'll be participating in a debate with other Republican presidential candidates on Thursday. (Associated Press)
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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 27, 2011, for the committee's hearing on Islamic radicalization in the US, focusing on recruitment within the Muslim American community. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 10, 2011. (Associated Press)
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CONSUMER GENETICS INC. VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Santa Clara, Calif.-based Consumer Genetics Inc. is among the companies marketing "early gender" blood tests that indicate the gender of a fetus at about seven weeks.
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A television screen at the post of specialist Stephen Ruiz (left) displays the decision of the Federal Reserve on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 9, 2011. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that it will likely keep interest rates at record lows for the next two years after acknowledging that the economy is weaker than it had thought and faces increasing risks. (Associated Press)
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A Wall Street sign hangs near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)
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Trader Andrew Stavros reacts after the close of trading in the NASDAQ, 100 Index pit, on the floor of The CME Group Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in Chicago. Stocks plummeted at the close after anxiety overtook investors on the first trading day since Standard & Poor's downgraded American debt. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Customers stand in line as Jaqueline Henderson, right, prepares to pump gas at a station in Portland, Ore., Friday, July 29, 2011. President Barack Obama and top auto executives are set to unveil details of a compromise to slash the amount of gasoline cars and trucks will need down the road. The deal will double fuel economy standards to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 and further restrict the tailpipe emissions blamed for global warming. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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News of a massive stock selloff rolls around a ticker in Times Square, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in New York. The Dow Jones industrials closed down 634 points, or 5.5 percent, to 10,809. It was the first time the Dow fell below 11,000 since November and its biggest one-day point drop since December 2008. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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A currency trader works in front of a TV showing U.S. President Barack Obama at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011. Asian equity markets were sharply down early Tuesday as investors fearing a possible global economic slowdown continued to flee stocks. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Trader Andrew Stavros reacts on the floor of the CME Group on Monday in Chicago after the close of trading in the NASDAQ-100 Index pit. Stocks plummeted after anxiety overtook investors on the first trading day since S&P downgraded U.S. debt. (Associated Press)
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TransCanada's $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline is designed to carry crude oil from tar sands near Hardisty, Alberta, to the Gulf Coast. It must first receive approval through the U.S. State Department's permitting process, but it has been stuck there for three years in part because of environmental concerns. (Associated Press)
