Ex-president Bush urge listeners at Fort Worth, Texas, speech to stick to their principles

Bush urges listeners to stick to their principles

Ex-President George W. Bush to headline Texas seminar; part of ‘Get Motivated’ speaker series

DALLAS — George W. Bush is scheduled to headline an upcoming business seminar in Fort Worth as part of a series of motivational speeches by the former president.

Self-help empire of motivational speaker in turmoil following sweat lodge deaths

SEDONA, Ariz. — James Arthur Ray led a group of more than 50 followers into a cramped, sauna-like sweat lodge in Arizona last week by convincing them that his words would lead them to spiritual and financial wealth.

Study finds rapidly graying US work force as older Americans hold onto jobs during recession

WASHINGTON — Older Americans will make up virtually all of the growth in the U.S. work force in the coming years as a nearly unprecedented number hold onto jobs and younger people decide to stay in school.

Jayson Blair, life coach? Disgraced ex-reporter adopts new career after fall from journalism

McLEAN, Va. — Jayson Blair knows his new profession — life coach — smacks some people in the face like a bad punchline.

Police look for suspects in stabbing death of NYC motivational speaker found bound in car

NEW YORK — Motivational speaker Jeff Locker phoned his wife at their suburban home Wednesday night, telling her he had a flat tire and he’d be a little late. When he didn’t return, she called police.

Moms and politics: For women politicians, struggle between work, family plays out in public

CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a rising star in the Democratic Party, resisted interest reaching all the way to the White House for her to run for higher office next year. One of the reasons: A campaign for U.S. Senate or governor would have been a burden on her young family.

Unemployed seek solace, guidance from God in church-based unemployment support groups

BEVERLY, Mass. — Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk.

Highlights of Supreme Court decisions made during the 2008-09 term

Some of the significant cases the Supreme Court decided in its 2008-09 term:

Medical Research Council survey says 1 in 4 South African men admit to rape

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A leading South African research group said one in four male South Africans it surveyed admitted to committing rape — a finding that cast a harsh light on a culture of sexual violence that victims groups say is deeply embedded in society.

AP IMPACT: Hospitals try acupuncture and ‘mumbo jumbo’ as alternative medicine goes mainstream

BALTIMORE — At one of the nation’s top trauma hospitals, a nurse circles a patient’s bed, humming and waving her arms as if shooing evil spirits. Another woman rubs a quartz bowl with a wand, making tunes that mix with the beeping monitors and hissing respirator keeping the man alive.

Clinic official: Amarillo, Texas, psychiatrist among 5 killed in Iraq military stress center

AMARILLO, Texas — A Texas clinic official says a psychiatrist from Amarillo is among the five people shot to death at a military counseling center in Baghdad.

Older workers embrace career change despite lower pay, citing less stress, more flexibility

CHICAGO — Less pay, fewer benefits, lower prestige — and greater job satisfaction.

Freddie Mac executive faced pressure, oversight and long hours before decision to end his life

McLEAN, Va. — David Kellermann started at Freddie Mac 16 years ago as an accountant, immersing himself in the company and working tirelessly to establish his career.

Freddie Mac executive faced pressure, oversight and long hours before decision to end his life

McLEAN, Va. — By last fall, the heady days for mortgage giant Freddie Mac were over, and what was left for executives like David Kellermann were stressful days and long nights of picking up the pieces under the sharp scrutiny of regulators.