Federal regulations can be maddening, but none more so than a current one that demands oil refiners use millions of gallons of a substance, cellulosic ethanol, that does not exist. “As ludicrous as that...
LOS ANGELES – The long-standing rap against charter schools is that they cherry-pick only the best and brightest students, and leave the “hard cases” for the underfunded traditional public schools. Critics say this is why...
German companies believe the euro crisis has damaged their prospects for growth in 2012, according to new figures released on Thursday. Manufacturing activity hit a three-year low and export orders have also seen a...
LONDON — British doctors staged their first strike in nearly 40 years Thursday over plans to increase the amount they pay into their pension fund and make them work until they are 68, ITV News...
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration distributed $9 billion in economic “stimulus” funds to solar and wind projects in 2009-11 that created, as the end result, 910 “direct” jobs — annual operation and maintenance positions —...
Florida Republican Rep. Allen West held the second in a series of his “Conservative Black Forum” discussions on Monday where he led a bipartisan discussion on what’s ailing America’s black communities. Local and state...
Up until recently there were robots that could smell, taste, see and hear. Now, thanks to researchers at USC, robots will be able to feel too. One of the researchers explains. “So the BioTac is a...
(multimedia) A new government coalition formed by Greece’s three leading political parties will end months of uncertainty without an official elected government. ITV has more on the new government’s plan. “The leader of the...
The Federal Reserve has cut its forecast for economic growth in 2012 from 2.9% to 2.4%. It has also predicted a central unemployment rate of up to 8.2%, having forecast up to 8% on...
Deepening splits between Angela Merkel and François Hollande erupted into the open on Friday as the German chancellor attacked Paris for allowing the French economy to stall. Mrs Merkel warned the policies of the...
