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Penn State legend Joe Paterno, ousted from his coaching post over the child sex-abuse scandal, has hired a criminal defense lawyer. Legal experts say the investigation isn't over and it makes sense.
Some college presidents say the tragedy is a reminder that they must go beyond the letter of the law, particularly at institutions that try to teach moral values and principles to students.
Former President Bill Clinton offers 46 suggestions on how America can get its job machine back on track in his new book, "Back to Work." Here's five of the best.
Announced layoffs by governments and businesses, at 42,759, were the fewest since June, says a new report. That's a big improvement over September's 155,730 job losses.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday he shares Occupy Wall Street's frustrations about the lackluster economy and persistent high unemployment but not gripes about bailout of the finance industry.
Better than expected: While by no means is there a bounce-back in US employment numbers, October's job cuts were not as deep as had been initially planned.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday he foresees high unemployment and sluggish U.S. economic growth for years to come.
The president says he's trying to offset a drop in Libyan light sweet crude, needed for gasoline, at the height of the summer driving season. But some say it's purely a matter of politics.
Gas prices are expected to drop -- perhaps quite a bit -- as the wholesale price of gasoline tumbles. The size of the drop will depend on how long commodities prices remain low.
Oil prices changed little despite high trading volume on Friday, as oil traders eyed developments in four nations: Libya, Yemen, China, and Japan.
The Consumer Price Index, a measure of the inflation rate, rose 0.4 percent in December and January -- the first back-to-back increase by this much since 2008.
As many fliers are discovering, airlines these days are canceling their flights well before a winter storm hits.
As another mega-storm bears down on a large swath of the US, snow-encrusted cities and states scramble to cover rising costs of snow plowing. FEMA might help, but qualifying for aid isn't easy.
Federal workers, for one, don't necessarily get the day after Thanksgiving off. Neither does anyone in retail, because Black Friday requires "all hands on deck." But getting today off is a perk for many.
A new oil industry study says there is as much as $2 trillion in natural gas locked in shale deposits beneath New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. But drilling for it can be fraught with problems, critics say.