Local Unemployment Picture Not So Dark (WEEK-TV Peoria)
Federal labor figures out today don't show much proof the economy is getting any better. Last month companies cut 84?thousand jobs pushing the unemployment rate to just over six percent. But in the Peoria area unemployment for the second quarter is at five-point-two-percent.

Despite slump, Beaumont boom continues (The Record Gazette)
In a time when the economy is sluggish, Beaumont continues to strive with new commercial construction popping up all over the city. As Beaumont residents drive around the city it is hard not to notice the work that is taking place from one end to the other.

Local IHOP Restaurants Celebrate Chain's 50th Anniversary (Indiana's NewsCenter)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - In September, 1958, the first International House of Pancakes restaurant opened in Toluca Lake, California. Since then the chain has expanded with more than 1,300 IHOPs nationwide, including three in Fort Wayne.

Hollywood Privacywatch: Ellen Pompeo, 'Staten Island Prostitute' [Hollywood Privacywatch] (Defamer)
PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our millions of Defamer operatives. We'd like to remind you that this feature is powered by you, so if you want to see more installments of...

Morris F. Sullivan, 91; owner-president of animation studio that made 'Land Before Time' (Los Angeles Times)
Sullivan's Dublin, Ireland-based company, founded with three former Disney animators, also produced 'The Secret of NIMH,' 'An American Tail,' and 'All Dogs Go to Heaven.' Morris F. Sullivan, who ran a financial consulting firm before helping to establish an animation studio in Ireland populated by ex-Disney artists, died Aug. 24 of complications related to old age at his Toluca Lake home, his ...

Da Silva content with low profile (FIFA)
A key member of the Paraguayan defence, Paulo da Silva spoke to FIFA.com about this weekend's crucial South Africa 2010 qualifier with Argentina.

Diaz defeats Montes de Oca! (Fightnews.com)
No one said that the path to returning to top form from a long layoff was going to be easy. Former two-time title challenger Antonio Diaz can attest to that.

Coffee Break: FedEx to offer guaranteed overnight delivery service to Mexico (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
FedEx Express has announced the Oct. 6 launch of domestic express shipping in Mexico, the company's first venture of its kind in Latin America.

IHOP Celebrates 50 Years at National Franchise Conference (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
IHOP, one of America's favorite restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, celebrated fifty years of great food, family and fun with more than 1,000 members of the IHOP family, including IHOP franchisees and vendor partners, at its annual National Franchise Conference last week in Waikoloa, Hawaii. The four day conference honored IHOP's past, celebrated its success in becoming number one in ...

Pacific island may be the birthplace of the ancient Aztecs (New Kerala)
Washington, September 2 :: Historians have suggested that an isolated Pacific coastal island called Mexcaltitan may be the place of origin of the ancient Aztecs.