The telemarketing industry, already suffering from the wild success of the National Do Not Call Registry, asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ease up and allow their members to deliver pre-recorded messages to consumers.

The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill killing a NAFTA compliance proposal that would have allowed Mexican trucks to operate on U.S. Highways.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that it is using $5.4 million in Economic Recovery Act funds to expand and speed its research into pluripotent stem cells, a type of stem cell NOT derived from human embryos. Read more...Recovery Act...

With Veterans Day coming up, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has outlined what he calls the VA's "comprehensive" plan to end homelessness among veterans. "In the past, VA focused largely on getting homeless veterans off the streets," he...

The U.S. Census Bureau has released data from its American Community Survey (ACS) covering the period from 2006-2008 on socioeconomic, housing and demographic characteristics for communities across the nation. Read more...Census Releases Updated...

Taxpayers in warm states, like Florida and Arizona would end up subsidizing much of the cost of winter home heating for residents of cold-winter states under a bill just introduced by US Congressman Paul Hodes, from the very cold state of New...

Veterans Medical Care Benefits provide outpatient medical services, hospital care, medicines, and supplies to eligible US military veterans. In order to receive health care, veterans generally must be enrolled in the Veterans Administration (VA) health...