Here are the 20 most economically stressed counties with populations of at least 25,000 and their June 2010 Stress scores, according to The Associated Press Economic Stress Index:

CHICAGO — Local shops nationwide are pulling in thousands of new customers with group coupons online, but the deals can sometimes work too well, turning marketing into a game of retail roulette. Some…

NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines' controversial carry-on fees took effect Sunday, catching some customers unhappily by surprise. But the low-fare carrier contends that the move will cut down on flight dela…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Associated Press) — Police say a 13-year-old Sacramento boy escaped and sought help after being locked in chains for days by his father and stepmother.Investigators say the boy's …

Karen and Brian Cohn talk, Friday, July 23, 2010 in Greenwich, Conn., about the drowning death of their son Zachary. They are campaigning for tougher laws and to raise awareness about the dangers that…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Associated Press) — Authorities say 11 people were rescued from a sinking boat that was nearly half-filled with water on the Canadian side of the Niagara River.Lt. Carolyn Moberley (MO…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Associated Press) — The defense in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor is seeking to postpone testimony by fashion model Naomi Campbell.Campbell i…

A Cullen upright piano is seen at Bonhams auction house, that comes form the world famous Abbey Road recording studios in London, Monday, Aug., 2, 2010. The piano played by artists from the Beatles to…

A photo taken Monday, July 19, 2010 at the Bruce Randolph School In Denver, shows Chef Daniel Young choosing winner fruit salad tray made by Denver Public School food service personnel during a half d…

KATONAH, N.Y. (Associated Press) — A woman is accused of stabbing her nieces while baby-sitting them at their home across the street from Martha Stewart's residence in an upscale New York community.P…