Washington's home sales are down, and the dip is more pronounced in the Central Puget Sound region, which has the lion's share of the state's housing transactions.
Idaho?s April foreclosure rate jumped 15 percent from the previous month and was 79 percent ahead of a year ago, a report issued Wednesday said.
Veterans from the second world war take to the streets for Moscow's annual Victory Day parade
Lt. Gov. Bill Halter said Tuesday that he's gathered more than enough signatures necessary to place his proposed lottery on the November ballot as opponents said they haven't ruled out the possibility of challenging the measure in court.
House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi was given State Police protection at his North End home after he received what authorities felt was a credible death threat during the highly charged debate over casino gambling, said three people who have been briefed on the threat and the State Police response.
Comptroller Dan Hynes and several lawmakers used a stinging new audit to blast Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration for trying to expand state-subsidized health care when the current state Medicaid program is racking up huge deficits and is sometimes taking months to pay doctors who care for the poor and elderly.
In his latest plan for closing a budget shortfall now estimated at $17.2 billion, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose giving voters a choice between borrowing against the state lottery and paying more sales tax.
The migration of rural Alaskans from village to city has accelerated in the last two years, though the reasons are complex and cannot be easily linked to higher energy costs, a new university study says.
A House committee amended a bill Tuesday to give the Louisiana legislative auditor access to ratemaking records of private insurance companies that the state holds confidentially.
Investigation into death of Baha Mousa in 2003, found dead in a British detention centre in Basra
Life & style: June Caldwell pays tribute to a feminist titan - the writer Nuala O'Faolain, who died last week
The Senate on Tuesday unveiled $218 million in capital projects, providing funds for private companies, local authorities and previously undisclosed big-ticket expenses such as a music center at Skidmore College and a semiconductor plant in Saratoga County.
Spammers sent 700,000 messages to users fooling them into visiting gambling and porn sites
Supporters of a bill curtailing payday lending operations in South Carolina are seeing their hopes dim for action this year.
CINCINNATI - Kroger Co. said Tuesday it's expanding its discount on generic drugs, offering 90-day prescriptions for $10 and covering more women's health medications.
WASHINGTON - Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday that would temporarily halt the purchase of oil for the nation's emergency reserves, a move aimed at reining in escalating fuel prices.
JUNEAU, Alaska - Conservationists swoon at the possibility of it all. Here in Alaska, where melting arctic ice and eroding coastlines have made global warming an urgent threat, this little city has cut its electricity use by more than 30 percent in a matter of weeks, instantly establishing itself as a role model for how to go green, and fast.
Sport: Rugby union: Ian McGeechan to coach the British and Irish Lions for fourth time in 2009
POSTVILLE, Iowa - Monday's immigration raid at Agriprocessors was the result of almost eight months of investigation, according to U.S. Attorney Matt Dummermuth.
Travel: The Norfolk-born writer takes us on a tour around his adopted hometown
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