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You might think that with the economy on its slow climb back to health, Americans would have gotten a little bit happier in 2011. In fact, they got a bit more miserable. And some states have more reasons to be down in the dumps than others.

As you hit the road for your final road trip of the summer, consider driving to one of the 10 states with the lowest prices on gas. Turns out, those sunny states also offer bountiful vacation options for the budget-conscious family.

Ford will spend $400 million to upgrade its Kansas City, Mo., plant after production of the current Ford Escape compact SUV moves to another facility. It's the fourth North American plant that Ford has overhauled or plans to as it seeks to reinvigorate its vehicle lineup.

Nothing says love like giving your future spouse a winning $250,000 lottery ticket. That's what happened in Ballwin, Mo., where Robert Russell, 33, surprised his future wife, 30-year-old Tracie Rogers, with the "$250,000 Payout" scratcher, purchased at a QuikTrip in St. Louis. "I thought it was a...

State officials are fighting a number of incidents of Medicaid fraud across the United States, including drug marketing, charging for services not performed and fraudulent billing. Consumers can become Medicaid fraud victims due to the actions of doctors, pharmacists and medical equipment...

State attorneys general from across the nation are investigating Google and its Street View mapping service after an admission from the search engine giant that it collected consumers' personal information over unsecured Wi-Fi networks in the U.S. and more than 30 countries while taking map...

Bank of America agreed to pay $195,000 in a settlement with the state of Missouri for making telemarketing calls to people who had put their names on a do-not-call list. Consumers who signed up for the state's list complained they received solicitations from the company, one of the nation's four...

Filanity Corp., a California company that hawks telephone calling cards, agreed to pay Missouri $36,000 after being accused of soliciting consumers on the state's No-Call List. Filanity was accused of dialing people around the state, including consumers on the No-Call List, and trying to convince...

Following the devastating earthquakes that hit Chile and Haiti, some insurance companies are hiking rates on earthquake insurance by as much as 200%. A recent Los Angeles Times article reported that California-based GeoVera Insurance Company nearly tripled one customer's premium, from $2,500 to...

It used to be that you could get three meals a day and a roof over your head, as long as you committed a felony. Well, the days of being paid to pound out license plates are coming to a close. Now, any cash you make in the joint goes back to the joint. Local governments across the United States...