First Minister Carwyn Jones is joining over 60,000 rugby fans to watch Wales in the World Cup semi-final against France on big screens at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
The CLASS act, a provision in the heath-care reform law designed to help the disabled and elderly cash to receive care at home, could not be both voluntary and budget-neutral, say health officials.
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
AP - Intervening in a volatile and brutal crisis, President Barack Obama said Friday he has dispatched 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to support a years-long fight against a guerrilla group accused of horrific atrocities. Obama said they were sent to advise, not engage in combat, unless forced to defend themselves.
AP - Anti-Wall Street protesters exulted Friday after beating back a plan to clear them from the park they have occupied for the past month, saying the victory will embolden the movement across the U.S. and beyond.
Amanda Knox, freed after four years in an Italian prison for a murder she has steadfastly denied committing, arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this evening and told cheering friends and supporters she was "overwhelmed" to be home.
Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a 41-year-old Southern California man accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife and seven others at a hair salon.
President Obama says about 100 troops will advise forces in central Africa working to target the notoriously violent Lord's Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony.