As of Noon on December 29, 2004. just three days after a powerful tsunami impacted countries in southern Asia and eastern Africa, Americans had contributed approximately $18 million to the ... Read More

In response to many inquiries from concerned Americans, the U.S. Department of State has stated that it will not be possible for U.S. citizens to adopt children who have been ... Read More

The Peace Corps has confirmed that all 84 volunteers serving in Thailand have been contacted and are unharmed following the recent earthquake and tsunami in Eastern Asia. The Peace Corps ... Read More

Consumers are being warned to exercise extreme caution when using Internet payday loan sites, where loans due by the next payday, can cost up to $30 per $100 borrowed and ... Read More

Relief agencies working to assist victims of Sunday's tsunamis in the Indian Ocean are using a demographic database developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Read more...

U.S. aid to victims of the Asian tsunami disaster now totals $35 million. Where do the funds come from, why does the United States contribute relief to disaster victims around ... Read More

Just before Christmas of 1994, Winter Hill Gang leader James "Whitey" Bulger was tipped off that a federal warrant for his arrest on charges ranging from racketeering to the murder ... Read More

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) has announced that she will introduce legislation to abolish the Electoral College system and provide for direct popular election of the President and Vice President when ... Read More

Off in the far corners of the universe, brand new "baby" galaxies are still being born, say surprised NASA researchers. Like many other astronomers, handlers of NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer, ... Read More

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers to watch out for “Check overpayment” scams targeting consumers selling cars or other valuable items through classified ads or online auction sites. ... Read More

Married adult Americans are healthier than divorced, widowed or never married adults, according to a December 2004 report from the CDC. The report was based on interviews with 127,545 adults ... Read More

Ten to 20 million people in the United States have kidney disease but most don't know it, according to researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney ... Read More

Contrary to what you might have been told, or "sold," taxpayers cannot avoid paying income tax by “renouncing” their Social Security numbers and claiming to be “sovereign citizens," as promised ... Read More

America's sons and daughters fight her wars. In Iraq, however, an unprecedented number of those sons and daughters are also moms and dads. Now the Scripps Howard News Service reports ... Read More

Especially during peak travel periods, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) urges air passengers to be aware of the latest airport security checkpoint procedures and policies, ... Read More

The following is a transcript of a statement by President Bush on his signing of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, called by the White House the ... Read More

Is the American public losing confidence in the death penalty as a deterrent to murder? A five-year decline in death sentences, a 40% drop in executions, a shrinking death row ... Read More

Sexual activity declined significantly for younger teenage girls and for teenage boys between 1995 and 2002, and teen contraceptive use improved in significant ways, according to a new study from ... Read More

In hosting America's largest population of illegal immigrants, California bears a huge cost to provide basic human services for this fast growing, low-income segment of its population. A new study from ... Read More

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is seeking comments from the general public on key issues relating to its current small business size standards, the rules used by the SBA ... Read More

New legislation signed by President Bush will make more than $21 billion available to small businesses through the SBA's two main small business loan programs. The legislation also reauthorizes the ... Read More

Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, President Bush's pick to become the next Secretary of Homeland Security, has withdrawn his name from nomination. Kerik cited issues over the immigration ... Read More

In an unprecedented joint effort of public outreach, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have agreed to work together to help millions ... Read More

The U.S. national average purchase price for a single-family home reached $264,540 in October 2004, according to figures released by the Federal Housing Finance Board. The October 2004 average price ... Read More

Students, teachers, parents and the general public can access information about climate, weather and atmospheric science online through a program offered by Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of ... Read More

As the sun came up over the Pacific paradise of Oahu, Hawaii, U.S. Navy Mess Attendant 1st Class Doris "Dorie" Miller did not help cook and serve breakfast as usual. ... Read More

Is America the most medicated nation on Earth? Could be, according data just released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) showing that at least half of all ... Read More

Sample issues of National Geographic Kids magazine are nothing like the real thing, which is chocked full of little more than adds for junk foods, video games and other temptations ... Read More

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is warning consumers to exercise extreme caution when using Internet payday loan sites, where loans due by the next payday, can cost up to ... Read More

While statistics show fewer American teens are smoking, a new report revealing where 8th - 12th grade smokers get their cigarettes may come as big surprise to parents. Read more...

According to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), 20 billion pieces of mail are delivered between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. Want your letter, card or package to be one of them? ... Read More