Starting next month, thousands of government employees will only work 4 days per week, in an effort aimed at reducing energy costs and commuters’ gasoline expenses.

"One of the jokes is that one of the biggest benefits will be for golf courses," said Ryan Walker, 49, an information technology director. He said he is looking forward to tackling items on his long-neglected…

IRWIN ? A North Huntingdon man was charged by Greensburg state police with possession of marijuana after Dairy Queen employees found the substance in his returned take-out bag.

Who in the hell is working the counter at Dairy Queen? It must have been two or more of them seeing the marijuana at the same time, because if thats me at the counter, its Sorry about your meal, sir, heres a replacement, have a nice…

If youre taking some well-deserved rest for the Fourth of July, you are probably getting at best a day or two off around the actual holiday itself. Only in Congress could a break for the Fourth? become a vacation spanning more than a week.

Im a Democrat however I am a tax paying citizen first. Its seems the Dems are taking their political power for granted. Forclosure is not a issue to be politicized. There are lives hanging in the balance. It would be like people sick with a mass…

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on Tuesday it plans to close 600 underperforming stores and eliminate as many as 12,000 full- and part-time positions, lifting shares nearly 6 percent. The company, which has been…

The coffee seller, bracing for its first full-year profit decline since 2000, has been grappling with the slowing U.S. economy and consumer spending at the same time that major competitors like McDonald's Corp have begun attacking its core…

Al Qaeda’s growing north Africa network plans to attack U.S. interests seeking control of the region’s energy riches, its Algerian-based leader said in remarks published on Tuesday.

He said Algeria's banking of its energy export receipts in U.S. and European financial institutions showed that the Algiers government served western interests. He added that French, Spanish and “Jewish” interests were also targets.

Research by the Orthodox Jewish organisation Aish found that just over a third of people thought religions like Christianity and Judaism would still be practiced in Britain in 100 years’ time.

According to Religious Trends, an analysis of religious practice in Britain, the huge drop off in attendance means that the Church of England, Catholicism and other denominations will become financially unviable.

Today an 83 year old woman from Estelli Nicaragua discovered a tortilla with a picture of Jesus whispering, Getbud, Getbud, my little ones?. Yes the tortilla has been verified by the department of milagros (miracles) and the Pope himself?, said Cardinal Benito Vasquez.

Today an 83 year old woman from Estelli Nicaragua discovered a tortilla with a picture of Jesus whispering, Getbud, Getbud, my little ones?.? Yes the tortilla has been verified by the department of milagros (miracles) and the Pope…

From Seth Godin's blog. Always a good read, but this one is inspiring. A reminder to those of us who own businesses that we should always look for ways to enhance the customer's experience.

Please let me know if your order is for one of these events. If you would like us to pitch in and support your cause, please include information about your charity event, a link if you have one or the organizations name if there is no link to a…

Choices line up from bad to worse for many Detroit auto workers hit by a one-two punch from a housing slump and shrinking auto sales

The same can be said of the embattled U.S. auto industry and its recession-hardened hometown, Detroit. GM, once an emblem of U.S. post-war economic might, is being driven to the brink by dwindling sales that are expected to test cash…

Finally some news from the Obama Camp! Hillary Clinton is on the short list. Former Senate majority leader and Senator Obama’s campaign co-chairman Tom Daschle has told ABC1’s Insiders what the presidential hopeful is looking for in a vice presidential candidate.

“The fact that the first African American could get elected president of the United States speaks volumes for the openness and the tremendous inspiration that that may mean, not only for America but for people all over the world,” he said.

This is very sad news. My heart goes out to Kent’s Family. He was a defender of liberty and will be missed.

Long before I ever met Kent in person, I knew him as the voice of the Liberty Committee. His e-mail alerts allowed us to mobilize to impact congressional votes, and track representative’s voting records and hold them accountable. I…

Will Mini Laptops push Dell and HP to the brink if the become the acceptable home and/or office computer?

He's changing the public's perception of Asustek, too. The Taipei-based company has long operated in the obscurity that characterizes the manufacturers of computer components for Western tech vendors. Asustek has never built a brand…

American authorities will be able to obtain greater access to private information such as credit card transactions, internet browsing habits and travel histories of people in Britain under a deal being finalised by European Union officials.

The US are infamous for illegally using their intelligence services against legitimate competition; i.e EU defence companies,telecoms, aviation,biotech - and most recently internet betting companies. I guarantee they'll use these powers in…

Here is a list of the top five John McCain flip-flops of the 2008 election so far. McCain has shown that his strongest trait as a candidate is his ability to change his position and contradict himself at any time. What is most amazing is McCain’s flip-flopping knows no limits.

John McCain used to support amnesty for illegal immigrants. May 29, 2003 interview: “Amnesty has to be an important part because there are people who have lived in this country for 20, 30 or 40 years, who have raised children here and pay…

Bill Clinton is so bitter about Barack Obama’s victory over his wife Hillary that he has told friends the Democratic nominee will have to beg for his wholehearted support.

Mr Obama was more effusive at his unity event with Mrs Clinton on Friday, speaking fondly of the absent former president, who attended Nelson Mandela's birthday celebrations in London instead. The candidate told the crowd: “I know how…

The man accused of raping and murdering Marie Jamieson was forced to give up his DNA after he was convicted of a minor shoplifting charge.

But outside the court, duty solicitor Junior Witehira told a Weekend Herald reporter - the only media representative present - that he was going to Kaitaia at the request of the accused's lawyer, Barry Hart, to get the view of the…

In his 531-page book, the former Fed chairman sharply criticizes President Bush for not vetoing bloated spending bills and for continuing to focus on issues, such as adding prescription drug benefits to Medicare even though the budget surplus of just a few years ago had disappeared and deficits were mounting.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues, who meet in Washington Tuesday, have kept their target for short-term interest rates, which influence borrowing costs economywide, at 5.25% for more than a year. Greenspan's assertion that…

In this stock market, more places to get hurt than to hide

But this is the kind of enviroment thats supposed to favor industries such as healthcare, whose sales and earnings typically dont depend on the economys swings. Yet the average healthcare stock in the S&P has plunged 17.1%…

A great post for meeting planners by one of the kings of new century marketing.

If you have to serve lunch, serve lunch. Big round tables, lots of talking. Then have people stand up and go hear the speaker. In a different room, with a different setting, one that works. No one ever heard a speech that changed their lives when…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 300 people have been arrested for involvement in child prostitution rings and 21 children rescued in a nationwide sweep, the FBI said on Wednesday. ”Operation Cross Country,” a five-day sting that ended on Sunday,…

“We together have no higher calling than to protect our children and to safeguard their innocence. Yet, the sex trafficking of children remains one of the most violent and unforgivable crimes in this country,” FBI Director Robert Mueller…