2005-09-01: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The imprisoned founder of a radical Islamic group and his three followers were indicted on Wednesday for plotting attacks on Los Angeles-area military facilities and synagogues, the Israeli consulate and El Al airlines, authorities said.

2005-09-01: AP - They lost their homes. Now some Hurricane Katrina survivors are losing their hotel rooms.

2005-09-01: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under pressure from Sen. John McCain, the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday withdrew a request for information from companies interested in a multibillion-dollar competition to replace KC-135 aerial refueling tankers.

2005-09-01: AP - In its first significant expansion beyond the Internet, Google has bought advertising in a handful of technology-industry magazines and resold chunks of the space to merchants already participating in its booming Internet marketing network.

2005-09-01: Gasoline prices surged well above $3 a gallon in some parts of the nation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

2005-09-01: Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Global indicators suggested a positive start for North American stock markets Thursday even as crude prices climbed.

2005-09-01: AP - Americans spent freely for a second straight month in July, driving their personal savings rate down to the lowest level on record, the government reported Thursday.

2005-09-01: FT.com - European stocks were expected to open higher on Thursday after a strong overnight rally on Wall Street, and as crude oil prices slipped from recent record levels.

2005-09-01: AP - Annual house-price growth has slowed to its lowest level in nine years, a major mortgage lender said Thursday.

2005-09-03: How does anyone without a trust fund find the money to jump into a New York real estate market with steadily rising prices? For one thing, have a willingness to be lucky.

2005-09-01: ACTIVITY in the domestic manufacturing sector has contracted for the second consecutive month, falling to its slowest growth rate in almost four and a half years.