Economy

Dems shift tactics, pound Wis. governor on probe

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lost in the hoopla over the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker after he took on union rights is an ongoing secret investigation that has already ensnared a handful of the Republican governor's former aides.

The investigation by the Milwaukee County district attorney hasn't resonated ...

U.S. unemployment aid applications stay at 370,000

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting modest but steady gains in the job market.

The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment aid applications stayed at a seasonally adjusted 370,000, the same level as the previous week. The four-week average, a ...

Stocks fall; Dow has its 11th loss in 12 days

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average fell for the 11th time in 12 days after a pair of discouraging economic reports came as investors worried about Greece's possible exit from euro.

The Dow closed down 156 points at 12,442. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell 20 to 1,305, ...

Coroner: RFK Jr.'s estranged wife died from hanging

BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. died of asphyxiation due to hanging, a medical examiner in suburban New York said Thursday.

Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, was discovered dead Wednesday on the family's property in this New York City suburb. An autopsy was performed ...

Census: Minorities now surpass whites in U.S. births

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.

New 2011 census estimates highlight sweeping changes in the nation's racial makeup and the prolonged impact of a ...

Panetta: Obama Has Authority to Override Congress to Declare War

TruthNews.US - News - Thu, 2024-11-28 03:58
Infowars.com | Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the President has the authority to override Congress' exclusive power to declare war, if some "vital interest" is at stake.
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