If a person is going through a rough time, whether it is a divorce or just a plain financial crisis, second chance loans are always an option. Especially with the shape of the economy, it can be difficult to secure

By Amy KronenbergerAfter reviewing hundreds of clemency requests, President Bush pardoned 14 felons and shorted the prison time for two others Monday.According to the San Francisco Chronicle, none of those given pardons had any particular national notoriety. Some the crimes

By Amy KronenbergerAfter several days of working to get the equipment up and running on the international space station, astronauts succeeded in purifying urine into drinking water. This process is necessary in reducing waste and supporting the crew on the

By: Bree ShirvellAfghan President Hamid Karzai asked the international community to set a timeline for the end of military intervention in Afghanistan during a meeting with the United Nations Security Council.Karazi and a UN Security Council team meet, Tuesday, in

By: Bree ShirvellOn Tuesday Israel sealed off Gaza for the third time this month, and the only power plant in Gaza was forced to shut off power.The closure happened after Israel opened Gaza’s borders crossings on Monday to allow humanitarian

President Elect Barack Obama announced, Tuesday, that Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag will be the head of his White House Office of Management and Budget.Capitol Hill aide Rob Nabors will serve as deputy director of the White House Office

By: Bree ShirvellIn today’s New York Times Elisabeth Rosenthal wrote an article describing how the economic crisis may prevent countries from investing in clean energy.Here, in the United States it seems like there are so many issues to worry about.

President Bush granted 14 pardons and shortened two prison sentences on Tuesday. High-profile criminals including Duke Cunningham (sentenced to eight months in prison for tax evasion, conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, and wire fraud) and Michael Milken (racketeering and

By Amy KronenbergerBlockbuster has released its set-top box which allows digital movie delivery directly to the living room.According to Ars Technica, Blockbuster’s new set-top box, called the "MediaPoint" digital media player, can stream 2,000 of its 10,000 online movie rental

Facebook has just won an $873 million judgment against Adam Guerbuez, a Canadian man who spammed the popular Web site with advertisements for marijuana and penis enlargement products, along with other inappropriate matter.Guerbuez allegedly tricked Facebook users into giving him

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko informed this at the beginning of a special Gov't sitting. "These macroeconomic figures won't be optimistic, they will be reasonable," the PM stressed. Yulia Tymoshenko added that, in addition, to the global crisis impact,

Yulia Tymoshenko is confident that NJSC "Naftohaz" delegation which left for talks for the RF will achieve understanding in all issues. At that Yulia Tymoshenko assured that NJSC "Naftohaz" is operating good and paying all its liabilities, "During all years

Yulia Tymoshenko and leaders of the religious organizations of Ukraine prayed for victims died of the 1932-1933 Holodomor and lighted a candle before the icon for the peace of their souls.

The International Forum was held with participation of President of Ukraine Viktor Yuschenko and heads of states invited to honour the memory of the Holodomor victims, in particular, President of Georgia Makhailo Saakashvili, President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers, President of

On commission of Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko the NJSC "Naftohaz of Ukraine" delegation promptly leaves for the Russian Federation to clear up the situation around gas debt and take further decisions. Such commission Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko promises to stir up cooperation of the Government of Ukraine and the World Congress of Ukrainians. She disclosed this today during the meeting with the WCU."We do our best to make you feel the

The U.S. military has decided to transfer Osama bin Laden's former driver from custody at Guantánamo Bay to his home in Yemen, ending the seven-year saga of a man the Bush administration considered a dangerous terrorist but whom a military

Afghanistan's security forces and insurgent groups are both recruiting children to serve as fighters and the Taliban also are using young people as suicide bombers, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.

Obama said he had instructed his new economic team to craft a plan to create or save 2.5 million jobs in his first two years, and he urged the new Congress, which convenes Jan. 6, to have legislation ready for

President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office in 57 days. Andsecurity, of course, will be extremely tight. CBS News justice andhomeland security correspondent Bob Orr got an exclusive look at howthe government prepares for any potential threat.