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New Jerseyans are paying $1.3 million in pensions to 62 retirees who work for private groups at a time when the state's pension system is on the financial brink.
More Americans support creation of a new government-run health insurance plan to compete with the private insurance market, a new Associated Press poll finds, but the level of enthusiasm depends on how the question is asked.
In exchange for no jail time, a woman and her adult daughter have agreed to stand outside a Pennsylvania courthouse holding signs saying they stole a gift card from a 9-year-old girl on her birthday.
What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent.
Some details of a provision, to be included in the Senate bill, for the government to sell health care insurance in competition with the private market:
The number of public employees in the state has been dropping since mid-2005 as the poor economy has forced school districts and governments to trim staff, adding to the state's already high unemployment rate, according to a new report released Monday.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar moved Monday to prepare the nation's parks, refuges and endangered species for the onslaught of global warming.
President Barack Obama is telling Wall Street to take steps on its own to rebuild trust with the public, and not wait for Congress to legislate the tighter oversight of the industry he is pushing.
Public construction projects, usually an exercise in cost overruns, are getting cheaper as material prices fall and builders compete for contracts just to stay afloat, a silver lining for cash-strapped governments but a worry to some contractors who risk lowballing themselves out of business.
A public charter school is suing Idaho officials, saying the state illegally barred use of the Bible as an instructional text.
Hundreds of families have been threatened with eviction due to a rent-calculation error at the New York City Housing Authority.
South Africa's bustling commercial capital paused for art Wednesday, with an unveiling ceremony for a monumental sculpture on a downtown traffic island.
Republicans have failed to strip a government-run benefits plan from the House bill overhauling health care.
When General Motors Corp. emerges from bankruptcy protection, it will technically be a brand new, privately held company — yet it will be more publicly owned than ever, with taxpayers holding a 60 percent stake.
Shares of Ford Motor Co. tumbled nearly 18 percent Tuesday after the automaker said it will sell 300 million common shares to help fund its health care trust for retired autoworkers and general operations.
A state panel has dismissed a complaint that accused Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin of breaking election law by taking a public position on a mining ballot initiative days before the vote.
U.S. health officials want to hear from average people worried about the new swine flu.
The federal government has already committed nearly $11 billion in stimulus money to help get road, bridge and environmental projects off the ground, administration officials told Congress on Wednesday.
The World Bank said Saturday it would provide poor countries with more than $55 billion for public work projects left in limbo when the recession dried up capital investment.
A 21-year-old man died after being beaten, tied up in public and choked with a belt in a tourist district of Puerto Rico, police said Monday.
China's military is training propaganda teams for the first time to explain its actions to the outside world, as the traditionally insular and secretive force engages more with other countries' militaries and deploys its ships and personnel abroad.
Is it normal for my boyfriend of more than a year to avoid public displays of affection? He rarely kisses me or holds my hand when we’re in public. He pulls away if I reach for him in public. I know he cares about me because he’s kind and loving in other situations, and in private we’re very affectionate and playful with each other.
The congressional stalemate over whether to toss the country's big automakers a $25 billion life preserver reflects a divided public, which a poll shows is evenly split over whether to come to Detroit's rescue.
The Big Three automakers are taking a page out of their unions' playbooks as they deploy grassroots tactics to drum up public support for the proposed $25 billion auto industry bailout, which is on precarious ground in Washington, D.C.
A spokesman for a Somali Islamic group says they have publicly whipped 32 tradional dancers because it is "Un-Islamic" for men and women to dance together.
Roma children perplex local educators - Parentcentral.caThey are Europe's Least Wanted – reviled for their unorthodox ways, hounded by white supremacists. Now the sudden arrival of Roma "gypsies" in Ontario has teachers here grappling to connect with some of the most perplexing students in the world.
Public Opinion on Global Issues The International Institutions and Global Governance program has produced Public Opinion on Global Issues, a comprehensive digest of existing polling data on U.S. and global public attitudes on the world's most pressing challenges — and the institutions designed to address them.
Man Caught Masturbating in Public LibraryAn Erlanger man faces charges after a Boone County Sheriff Deputy caught him masturbating at the main branch of the Boone County Library.
"Is my baby weird?"An interesting article about your young child's quirks and behaviors- and how to deal with inappropriate behavior at home or in public.
Vatican protests ruling on crucifixes in ItalyCourt sides with mom who fought to have symbols removed from schools ROME - The Vatican on Tuesday denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms.
Are you doing anything in public you shouldn't be - maybe grooming yourself and grossing people out?These days, if someone seated near me on my morning ride is putting on makeup, someone else is clipping his fingernails (and, on one odd occasion this summer, a toenail). Or they're plucking eyebrows, tying ties, squeezing pimples, even spraying perfume.
Topic : Auditor General's report - thestar.comAuditor General Sheila Fraser, an Officer of Parliament, audits federal government departments, agencies and most Crown corporations and makes regular reports to the House of Commons.
Ottawa ill-prepared for emergencies: Auditor General - thestar.comOTTAWA—Canada's Auditor General Sheila Fraser says the Conservative government has dropped the ball in preparing Canada for pandemics and other national emergencies.
Bay Bridge Reopens To TrafficOAKLAND, Calif. -- The Bay Bridge reopened Monday morning after a closure for emergency repairs. The span, which connects Oakland with San Francisco, was shut down last week.
FACT CHECK: Health Insurers' Profits Not So FatI would feel more comfortable with health care reform if the Democrats provided fact based information to support their case rather than demonizing an industry unfairly
Consider the following syllogism: (1) To ignore (or refuse to consider) alternative solutions to health-care reform* is intellectual laziness. (2) Other than expanding the government's role in health-care, (public option, Medicare for all), the US Congress and Administrati …
Public Option: It's Back - The NoteThe public option. The idea was believed to be dead. Liberals wanted it, but Senate vote counters insisted it simply could not pass the Senate. The dynamic, however, has changed. The public option may be back from dead.
Editorial - The Public Plan, Continued - NYTimes.comIn the debate over health care reform, no issue has produced more fury and sound bites than the question of whether to include a government-run insurance plan. It is not indispensable, and its role would be limited.
Jamaica Gleaner News - Annaleise found - Bittersweet reunion as 10-y-o is put in state care - Woman to be charged for breaching Child Care Act - Lead Stories - Friday | October 16, 2009The two-day long search for 10-year-old Annaleise Davis ended on a positive note yesterday, but the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the child is far from solved. So far, the police have taken one woman into custody in connection with the disappearance, but they are stil …
More Voices of America"I am not a deep thinker like all of our political whiz-kids in Washington", says Myrna Rogers of Los Angeles, California, "but, I can't figure out how raising everyone's taxes now and making medical insurance companies even richer, then waiting three years to have the …
A new group, Smile Stories, is open now to everyone who wishes to share a nice story that will make us smile for awhile. Uplifting stories, kindness stories,funny stories about animals, kids, anything that is smile worthy.
A Library to Last Forever: Expressing Support for Google Efforts to Digitize All BooksA persuasive case for Google's efforts to make all books available to the public is made in this New York Times op-ed piece by Sergey Brin, a Google technology president and co-founder.
Late-Night Vulnerability: The Letterman scandal and Conan O'Brien's injury highlight how much the networks have riding on individuals.LOS ANGELES -- An apologetic David Letterman trotted out before the cameras Monday night with a quip that raised questions and fetched laughs: "There's a possibility," he said, "that I'll be the first talk-show host impeached."
AMA Endorses Largest Denier of Health Care Claims"In short, the AMA is endorsing a plan whose closest existing example is the most frequent denier of claims. How the public option exemplifies "delivering care to patients" is unclear.
APRAIS a call to end seclusion, restraint and abuse of kids with autism & disabilities in schoolHundreds of children die each year due to the use of tourture in public schools. See bulletins of campaign you can print and use.
Health-Care Bill Fuels Debate on Public Access to LegislationAddresses public access to legislation.
Senate Finance Committee "Poised to Explode" as it Takes up Public OptionBizarre as it seems when you stop and think about it, all the hype about government "death panels" and much of the hyperventilating among conservatives like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh that caused such a spectacle over the summer was designed to stop the very thing that the Sena …
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