A sick economy means even sicker Americans, who skip doctor visits, skimp on their medicine, and put off mammograms, Pap smears and other tests.

INDIANAPOLIS - A teenager says he held up a dozen businesses in part to get "gas money" but made sure the heists wouldn't make him miss curfew or church on Sundays with his mom. Justin T. Veal, 18, was jailed on a felony robbery charge after being arrested last week in a liquor store holdup.