Lancaster Biofuels officials initially planned to use 20 million bushels of corn annually to produce 60 million gallons of ethanol in the plant planned for construction in Conoy Township. But the nation is already producing two-thirds of the 15 billion

In an emailed statement, McCain said the Federal Reserve's take over of American International Group was the result of "failed regulation, reckless management, and a casino culture on Wall Street." He added, "the focus of any such action should be

The State Commission of Investigation noted that fire trucks are typically one of the most expensive items that the state's 700 municipal fire departments and districts purchase. More than $1 billion worth of firetrucks are in use statewide, the vehicles

Five state legislators, with the support of a conservative legal group Liberty Legal Institute, are asking the court for an injunction to stop a two-month investigation on whether Palin abused her power when she fired former state public safety commissioner

In a conference call with reporters, attorney Lanny Davis said the 19-term congresman "has not considered, nor has it ever been on the table that he would step aside" as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

The announcement was made by the Chinese Vice Premier at the close of the two-day annual meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade held at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace to honor the former president's role

The Dow Jones Industrial average shed 449 points or 4 percent. All 30 Dow components finished lower. AIG weighed on the average most, falling 45 percent despite the Treasury taking an 80 percent stake in the company as it supplies

The rate of loss in the ATF over the five years ending in 2007 was double that of other Justice Department law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration.

With housing still battling through a sluggish market, analysts did expect a pullback in August. However, the end results was much worse then the 1.6 percent pullback that was expected.

MOSCOW, Sept. 16 -- The pro-Western government in Ukraine that took power in the Orange Revolution in 2004 fell apart again Tuesday, setting the stage for the former Soviet republic's third parliamentary election in as many years, with the nation's

MORELIA, Mexico, Sept. 16 -- Assailants threw two grenades into a huge crowd of independence day revelers in the central western state of Michoacan on Monday night, killing seven people and injuring more than 100 in a brazen attack that

Senate moved yesterday to criminalize organized violence and acts of terrorism as the bill which prescribed a minimum of 20 year jail term for person engaged in organized crime passed through second reading in the Upper House.

After a hot and exhaustive debate, the Senate yesterday referred the bill which seeks to outlaw terrorism and terrorists activities in the country to the Committees for further legislative action, thus setting the stage for its third reading.

The violence in the Niger Delta region came to fore in the Senate yesterday as Senators from the region strongly opposed an anti-terrorism bill which they said could be directed at the region.

Ugandan security organisations have been put on high terror alert following reports that Al-Qaeda regional linkman Fazul Abdallah plans an imminent strike on Uganda.

Two South African men arrested over terrorism are considering suing Uganda at The Hague-based International Criminal Court over allegations of torture and Islam-phobia.

A man linked to the 2002 Kikambala Paradise Hotel bombing that killed 15 people in 2002 was on Tuesday acquitted by the High Court.

The Socio-Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP) has criticised the continuing failure and refusal by some ministers to release the list of contractors handling projects in their ministries to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, said the mobile policeman who shot dead 34-year-old Ebenezer Aisen at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega station last Monday, carried out that action in self defence.

Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday said Nigerians need not panic over the reported militants' declaration of hostilities against the country's security forces, particularly the Joint Task Force (JTF).