The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Government Accountability Office, and Securities and Exchange Commission are the best places to work among large federal agencies, according to rankings by the Partnership for Public Service and American University's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation.
AP - The family of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho told The Associated Press on Friday that they feel "hopeless, helpless and lost," and "never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence."
AP - A man with a handgun barricaded himself on the second floor of an office building Friday at NASA's Johnson Space Center, police said. Capt. Dwayne Ready said authorities did not know the gunman's motive, but described him as a man between 50 and 60 years old. Ready said two shots were fired, but he did not know whether anyone had been wounded.
AP - Stressing the limits of U.S. patience, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday the Bush administration will weigh Iraq's political progress in deciding this summer whether to bring home some of the U.S. troops.
Gordon Brown has unofficially launched his campaign to become party leader on the assumption that Tony Blair will announce that he will stand down on May 9 and the new premier will take over on July 15.
NASA evacuated a building at the Johnson Space Center in Houston after a person with a gun was seen and a shot was fired, a NASA spokeswoman said Friday. A SWAT team has been sent to the scene, a source told CNN. One report indicates the suspect has barricaded himself in a building. NASA spokesman James Hartfield told CNN gunshots were heard in the building. He added NASA security rules do not allow weapons on the property.
Bells tolled today at Virginia Tech to honor victims of the deadliest shooting on a U.S. college campus, and mourners, many wearing orange and maroon, bowed their heads, embraced and held hands in a moment of silence.
The Dow industrials rallied to a record close Friday afternoon, finishing at a new high for the third consecutive day, after a slew of upbeat earnings reports that also drove the broader market higher.