1.   An alarming drop in tourism has prompted the picturesque city of Monterey to launch its first major marketing campaign designed to snare summer travelers.

2.   Engleberg said Tuesday night that what some had thought was a heart attack was an alarming drop in blood pressure.

3.   Engelberg said Tuesday night that what some had thought was a heart attack was an alarming drop in blood pressure.

4.   Technology stocks led the pullback as an alarming drop overnight by their U.S. counterparts prompted selling in Tokyo.

5.   Technology stocks led the pullback as an alarming drop overnight by the U.S. counterparts prompted selling in Tokyo.

6.   The prolonged economic crisis since the collapse of Communism seven years ago seems to be translating into an alarming drop in population, officials said Thursday.

7.   An alarming drop in ground water tables and potentially fatal arsenic contamination are posing a serious threat to drinking water supplies in Bangladesh, according to authorities.