According to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Nevada is now No. 1. But don't expect to see fireworks going off on the Las Vegas Strip to celebrate this victory -- that top spot is for unemployment ...
Gov. Ed Rendell today directed U.S. and state flags in the Capitol Complex and Allegheny and Lawrence counties to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Marine Sgt. Joseph Caskey of West View, who was killed while serving in Afghanistan on Saturday. Flags are to remain lowered until sunset Tuesday ...
While co-hosting The View on Friday, Kate Gosselin took the opportunity to set the record straight on how many plastic surgery procedures she has had. ?I?ve had a tummy tuck ? we all know that,? the Kate Plus 8 ...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.? A few days after the successful sale of 1,200 images from Polaroid 's collection at Sotheby?s to help pay creditors following its most recent bankruptcy, the 73-year-old photo company donated a portrait of pop sensation Lady Gaga , the company's creative director, to the MIT ...
Recognition for outstanding academic achievement has been given to the following Grand View University students for the 2010 spring semester. Baxter ? Jillian Elisabeth Johnson, Alex Robert Murphy and Jennifer Renae Saak. Colfax ? Danae L Beals. Newton ? Molly Diane Gunsaulus, Robert Maxfield ...
Elian Gonzalez, now 16, pictured in Havana and when he was in Miami aged 5. Main picture: AFP Source: The Australian ELIAN Gonzalez, the Cuban boy who was caught in a nasty international custody battle a decade ago, has made his first comments to foreign reporters in years. Speaking from Havana ...
LOS ANGELES ? A top police official said Thursday that authorities warned staff at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and event promoters about the potential for unruly crowds and drug abuse at a weekend rave that led to ...
Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that's he's cutting government spending by $1.4 billion, with more cuts still possible, but offered few details about which services will be targeted. Quinn signed a new state budget into law, including provisions that give him broad authority to deal with the deficit as ...
A western Kentucky woman's attempt to get her son out of jail on bond came undone over a misspelling. The Paducah Sun reported court officials became suspicious when the 44-year-old mother presented a letter allegedly from Wagner Moving and Storage. The woman knew bond for her son would be lowered ...
The president of Nigeria has suspended the national football team from international competition for two years after a poor showing at the World Cup. ? Associated Press French president Nicolas Sarkozy met with veteran forward Thierry Henry at the Elysee Palace in order to hear his version of ...