Obama's health summit faces long odds against success
"What could happen is that the president could say, 'I reached out, did my best, but Republicans rejected me,'" said Ross Baker , an expert on Congress at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. However, some experts see value in the nationally televised Feb.
Senate votes to override of governor's veto
The Senate has voted to override a veto of legislation that would have required Gov.
Michael Jackson's doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter in pop star's death
Prosecutors on Monday charged Michael Jackson's personal physician with involuntary manslaughterin connectionwith administeringa combination of surgical anesthetic and sedatives blamed in the music legend's death last summer.
Racist, Sexist E-mails Under Fire
They are photos you would expect to find on a porn site or in hate mail, not in corporate headquarters.
1 hr. ago - Labor Dept. secures back wages for employees -
The U.S. Department of Labor has secured nearly $62,000 in back overtime wages for 21 current and former health care workers of Davis Life Care Center Inc.
Idaho Human Rights Commission saved
The Idaho Human Rights Commission unanimously backed a new partnership between the state's discrimination watchdog and the Department of Labor.
One of the victims in power plant explosion was the safety supervisor for contractor
One of the five men killed in an explosion at a power plant under construction in Middletown, Conn.
Gov. Joe Manchin sat down with President Obama to defend coal Wednesday at the White House, but got no pledge that stalled mining permits would be approved any time soon.
Granholm, other govs push Asian carp fight in White House summit
Federal officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency and other key agencies unveiled a $78.5 million, 25-step plan today to stop the migration of the Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
Albany firm CEO charged with securities fraud
The president of an Albany investment firm is accused of selling fraudulent securities to investors across the country.
Disclosing the Real Risks on Climate Change
We are not weighing in on the climate debate. We are not opining on whether the world's climate is changing, at what pace or due to what causes, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Shapiro insisted on announcing the SEC's new 'interpretive guidance' on climate change.
Pletschet: Long history of insider trading
Be wary if you know and act on some undisclosed news about a publicly-traded company, information that could send the company's stock sailing high or taking a deep dive.
