Broke States May Be Holding Your Tax Refund For Months

States from New York to Hawaii that have been hard-hit by the economic downturn say they have either delayed refunds or are considering doing so because of budget shortfalls.

Obama ‘Entices’ Foreign Travelers To Come To US With $10 Entry Fee

President Barack Obama has signed a bill creating a program to promote the U.S. as a premier tourism destination for international travelers.

School Goes Communist To Teach Students How To Love The State

The drill was part of a history lesson taken to an elaborate level Tuesday at Pine View where students got a first hand look at life in a communist state

SC Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Paper Federal Reserve Notes

South Carolina Rep. Mike Pitts has introduced legislation that would mandate that gold and silver coins replace federal currency as legal tender in his state.

$1 Trillion Pension Gap Is A Crushing Bill to U.S. States

U.S. states must contend with a more than $1 trillion gap between what they have saved and what they have promised to retired workers for pension benefits

New Dramatic Aeiral Photos Of WTC Buildings Collapse On 9-11

Nine years after the defining moment of the 21st century, a stunning set of photographs taken by New York Police helicopters forces us to look afresh at a catastrophe we assumed we knew so well.

Police Beat Boston Man To Death At DUI Checkpoint

Kenneth Howe, 45 of Worcester, was arrested at a North Andover sobriety checkpoint on November 25. Less than an hour later, he was dead.

Cities Shut Down Ahead Of Huge Snow Storm

A record 2 1/2 feet or more was predicted for Washington.

Colorado Springs Cuts City Services, Lets The Town Go Dark

More than a third of the streetlights in Colorado Springs will go dark Monday. The police helicopters are for sale on the Internet. The city is dumping firefighting jobs, a vice team, burglary investigators, beat cops — dozens of police and fire positions will go unfilled.

California controller: State will run out of cash before April

State Controller John Chiang issued a stern warning about California’s cash reserves, they must act on nearly $9 billion in budget cuts or the state will run out of cash

US announces $6B arms sale to Taiwan; China Responds

Taiwan is the most sensitive matter in already-tense relations between the U.S. and China