Published on May,25 2012 - by Reuters
(Reuters) - Facing a May 31 deadline, the Illinois General Assembly on Friday raced to pass legislation to stop the state from sinking under pension and Medicaid payments, which account for 39 percent of general fund ...
Published on May,26 2012 - by Reuters
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida is the stingiest state in the country when it comes to providing jobless benefits for the unemployed, two workers' rights groups argued in a complaint lodged with the U.S. Labor Department. In a ...
Published on May,25 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
Tonight, half a billion people in 42 countries will glory in the kitsch and camp of the Eurovision Song Contest. It does more to bring people together than the EU will ever do. In its long and eventful history, the ...
Published on May,25 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
Two British exhibitions in Oslo celebrate the work of Edvard Munch this summer. Nina Caplan follows the artist’s trail and its surroundings. That game where the challenge is to name 10 famous Canadians makes more sense i ...
Published on May,25 2012 - by Reuters
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remained in critical condition on Friday but had regained some strength after undergoing colon surgery at a North Carolina hospital ...