It's the question on everyone's mind: How could a major-city school district make an $84 million error and cause more than 1,100 employees to lose their jobs? DISD hasn't answered that question satisfactorily, nor has it given any indication that

Early last week, the House failed to pass the $700 billion bailout package. The stock market tanked. By Friday, Congress passed the bailout, the president signed it, and the market tanked. Yesterday, after a weekend to reflect, the market tanked

The press are beginning to notice that they didn't notice the flames lapping at the financial nation's ankles these past several years. This is something of a ritual; and a bit of a peculiar one at that, since newspapers have

Democratic and Republican Party primaries in Louisiana were originally scheduled for last month but were held over the weekend because of Hurricane Gustav.

According to John Kindt, University of Illinois professor and gambling critic, gambling income is not tied up with the economic condition of a place. It is a recession-proof business based on his study of lottery trends when recession hit the

Defense attorneys accused prosecutors of "intentional misconduct" and concealing evidence that could have proved Stevens' innocence.

Waxman had written Fuld last month asking that he provide communications including e-mail messages transmitted to and from his office, as well as from all of Lehman's board members for the past 180 days. The congressman also asked for "a

Lauder announced his stand Sunday in response to a statement from New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn that she will file a bill permitting city officials to run for a third four-year term.

It's going to take a while to get in place a program that, one, is effective; two, that doesn't waste taxpayers' money - we don't want to rush into this situation and not have the program be effective," Bush said.

Premiums for stand-alone Medicare prescription drug plans in Missouri and Illinois will jump by an average of 18 percent next year.

An impressive new play park for youngsters in Cambridge's Thorpe Way was officially opened on Saturday marking the end of a two-year campaign by the city's MP David Howarth.

Cambridge MP David Howarth has accused the Post Office of failing to take into account his concerns when making its decision to shut three city branches.

A ccording to the Guardian , a few months ago President Bush put the kibosh on Israel's plan to take out, in a preventative strike, Iran's nuclear facilities, despite all being duly subject to a Safeguards Agreement with the International

The study, conducted by over 1800 scientists from 130 countries paints a gloomy picture for sensitive eco-systems, which include Western Ghats in India, tropical Andes and Cameroonian Highlands, where more than 79 per cent of the mammal species are under

Asked whether Senator Barack Obama would be better for Iran since he has called for a withdrawal from Iraq, Iran's foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said whosoever becomes President will have to bring about fundamental changes in US policy regarding its

President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday backtracked on his remarks describing militants in Jammu and Kashmir as "terrorists", saying there is no change in Pakistan's Kashmir policy, a day after his comments triggered an outcry in this country.

The bomber blew himself up at the residence of PML-N leader Rasheed Akbar Nawani, a prominent politician of Bhakkar district and a member of the National Assembly, almost destroying his home and shaking the entire area sending his panicked neighbours

A SECOND plank of the Scottish Government's flagship approach to tackling the country's booze culture appeared under threat last night.

Rejecting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's statement that Kashmiri militants are terrorists, separatist leaders in the Kashmir Valley said he was 'ignorant about the sub-continent's history'.

National Security Advisor M K Narayanan summoned Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner G G A D Palithaganegoda and conveyed India's concerns over the offensive of the security forces in the Tamil areas and the killing of innocent people there.