New jobless claims rose more than expected last week and the number of Americans continuing to receive unemployment benefits has topped 5.1 million, fresh evidence the recession is increasingly forcing …

Stillwater Area Schools compare well with a host of metro-area powerhouses, as well as one diminutive charter school, according to a comparison report the school board reviewed last Thursday night.

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama knows Americans are unhappy that their taxes will be used to rescue people who bought mansions beyond their means.

James McCrary, senior program officer at the Community Foundation, said the organization is trying to identify nonprofits that can provide housing assistance in Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, St.

Click here to read the full statement issued by KW Linfoot announcing that the company has been placed in administration The statement reads: Due to the continued difficulties in the banking and financial …

One of Leeds’ biggest developers has today gone into administration – blaming the banks for “strangling the company”. In a statement release on Wednesday morning, a Linfoot spokesman said: “Due to the continued …

With the state of Minnesota looking at an unprecedented budget shortfall of nearly $5 million over the next two years, legislators have been taking a hard look at every aspect of state government and spending.

Fitch Ratings downgrades five classes of notes issued by ACA ABS 2004-1, Limited/LLC as follows: –$68,144,199 class A-1 notes to ‘AA’ from ‘AAA’; Outlook Stable; –$49,500,000 class A-2 notes to ‘A’ from …

American International Group Inc is in talks with the U.S. government for further help as the troubled insurer expects to post a $60 billion fourth-quarter loss, a source familiar with the matter said on …

I have now received five emails to this Sullivan piece : Now we see the real struggle for the soul of this administration.