The state that produced America's richest man has never taken a cut of its residents' income. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his father would like to change that.
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Recently elected Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines The Honorable Jejomar Binay, has been a supporter of safer roads, in his previous post as Mayor of Makati City, Philippines, a business district.
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U.S. unemployment benefits have been extended as Republicans in the U.S.
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While the world mourns the death of the President & First Lady of Poland, others may be overlooked by Western journalists.
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Web advertising company ValueClick Inc. said its CEO, Tom A. Vadnais, is retiring and resigning effective Friday, to be replaced by James R. Zarley, who'd been serving as executive chairman.
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We live in a culture riddled with secrecy, denial and childhood sexual abuse. Revelations and reality about the pattern of institutional cover-ups within the Catholic Church underscore the nature of the problem.
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Imelda Marcos, the woman whom fled the Philippines, and was found to have thousands of shoes behind, bought by Philippine tax money and U.S./U.K/Australian foreign aid.
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Science Applications International Corp. said Tuesday it received a contract worth up to $18 million from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command for an upgraded communication system.
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A Philippine Navy Lieutenant is currently in hiding out fear for her life after exposing her country's military embezzling of millions of dollars in US aid intended to fight Islamic fundamentalist terrorism in the region.
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
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President Barack Obama declared on tax-filing day that he aims to take the dread out of deadline day.
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Investors are back to worrying about banks.
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Indian telecommunications outsourcing firm Tech Mahindra won a bid to buy a controlling stake in Satyam Computer Services, the outsourcing giant nearly brought down in a $1 billion fraud.
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi stormed out of an Arab summit on Monday after denouncing the Saudi king and declaring himself "the dean of Arab rulers."
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A $198 million U.S. compensation package for Filipino World War II veterans who fought under the American flag against Japanese forces shows America's "great respect" for their bravery and service, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday.
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A Florida hedge fund manager accused of bilking investors of up to $350 million told family members he expected to be labeled a "mini-Madoff" after disappearing on a two-week jaunt across the country before turning himself in, court documents filed Thursday show.
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It is very frustrating to me and my colleague, whistle-blower, research analyst and a former member of the 'corporate elite' of the Philippines, whom would not take US$100,000 in hush money: Jason Lowen.
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Cereal and snack maker Kellogg Co. says it will not renew its sponsorhip contract with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps because he has acknowledged smoking marijuana last fall. The Battle Creek, Mich.-based company said Thursday that Phelps's behavior — caught on camera and published Sunday — is "not consistent with the image of Kellogg."
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Iran invited the U.S. women's badminton team to compete in a tournament then denied its players visas Wednesday, saying there was no time to process their visa applications.
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Former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard's wife says she knew about his struggles with same-sex attraction for years and felt he was "winning the battle" before a scandal involving a male prostitute triggered his downfall in late 2006.
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Former President Bill Clinton earned nearly $6 million in speaking fees last year, almost all of it from foreign companies, according to financial documents filed by his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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The Pentagon has begun a search for a replacement for Air Force One, but it will probably be some future president who first uses the new presidential airplane.
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The integration of msnbc.com discussion on Newsvine is undergoing a significant change today.
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In this quaint seaside community, Arthur G. Nadel was looked upon as a trusted and generous philanthropist.
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I know many people within the gay and lesbian community and have no personal judgment as I believe it is not my place to judge someone else unless I walk in their shoes on a daily basis. There is rampant discrimination in many parts of the U.S.
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