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Mortgage Lenders to Pay $26 billion Settlement on ‘Robo-Signing’ Foreclosure Debacle
Yesterday, the White House and the attorneys general of 49 states announced an agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage providers -- Ally Financial,...
The 8 Greatest Strengths of Generation Y
Generation Y is generally thought to describe those born between 1980 and 1995. They may have been born in the "me" generation, but came...
Ellen DeGeneres Helps Heroic Teacher Who Pledged to Work for Free
Last month, teachers in Chester, Pennsylvania were hailed as heroes when they pledged to work for free after their school district ran out of...
Chinese New Year Offers Hope and Prosperity in Year of the Dragon
Chinese around the world will be wearing lots of red today, to celebrate the Lunar New Year marking the end of the disaster-filled "Year...
Hawaii Parade Honors Japanese-American WWII Vets
Hundreds of Japanese-American veterans of World War II were honored Saturday with a parade in Honolulu—nearly 70 years after they volunteered to fight for...
Last U.S. Soldiers Leave Iraq, Cheering Across the Border into Kuwait
The last U.S. soldiers rolled out of Iraq across the border into neighboring Kuwait at daybreak Sunday, whooping, fist bumping and hugging each other...
2.5 Million Young Americans Have New Health Insurance Coverage
About 2.5 million young people have received health insurance coverage as a result of health care reform measures that President Barack Obama signed into...
October is Best Month for Stocks in Decade
Ever since the beginning of October when it looked like the U.S. might plunge back into recession and Greece might take down the Euro...
13 Compassionate Americans Receive White House Medals
Recognizing their good deeds, President Barack Obama yesterday awarded the nation's second-highest civilian honor to 13 compassionate Americans for their decades of service helping the...
King’s Legacy Honored At Memorial: A Symbol of the Best in America
Thousands attended the formal dedication Sunday of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall – an emotional day for those, including...
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy is Now Military History
Today, the 1993 law known as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is formally history, repealed by Congress and sealed by President Obama in December,...
Marine Who Saved 36 While Under Fire Gets Medal of Honor
President Obama today awarded the Medal of Honor to Dakota Meyer, a former active duty Marine Corporal from Kentucky who saved the lives of...
Military Continues to Go Green in Win-Win for the US
The United State military, the nation's largest energy consumer, is embracing conservation and sustainability as a way not only to save energy but to...
Two Surprising Heroes in Libya’s Quest for Freedom
A billboard erected in the middle of the square in Benghazi gives thanks to the “Fantastic 4” -- Obama, Sarkozy, Cameron, and UN Ambassador...
Martin Luther King Memorial Opens Today on Washington Mall
The first memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC, dedicated to a non-president, or a black American, opens today in honor of Martin...
Walmart’s Big Plan To Feed The Food Deserts Of The U.S.
Teaming up with Michelle Obama, the discount giant is moving into neighborhoods where there are no grocery stores. Altruism or savvy business move? A...
A New Idea for U.S. Aid: Political Reform for Foreign Assistance
President Obama issued a directive for U.S. development policy in September 2010, which called for social and political reforms as a prerequisite for foreign...
12 of The Greatest Things to Love About America
What makes America great? On this, the 235th birthday of the nation's founding Declaration of Independence, it seems like a question we need to...
Growing Fiber Optic Internet in Rural America: A Stimulus Success Story
18 million Americans in rural areas still can’t order fixed-line internet connections faster than 3 Mbps, but the Obama stimulus package has laid fiber...
Republican Heavyweights Urge U.S. to Adopt Tougher Fuel-Mileage Standard
A group of Republican former Environmental Protection Agency administrators, governors and members of Congress are throwing their public support behind a fuel economy target...