North Dakota and South Dakota are getting a total of more than $24 million in federal money to help needy families pay their heating bills through the rest of the calendar year as both states' energy assistance programs appear in good shape as winter prepares to set in.
The Obama administration on Monday unveiled a new program to support state and local housing finance agencies. The plan will help the agencies finance mortgages for first-time homebuyers and develop rental housing.
Their offense languishing, unable to make much headway even against the NFL's worst defenses, the Washington Redskins called in some help Tuesday for coach Jim Zorn.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is encouraging companies that buy failed banks with troubled home loans to extend temporary help to people who have lost their jobs and can't pay their mortgage bills.
The government set expectations sky-high earlier this year when President Barack Obama launched an effort to help up 7 to 9 million homeowners avoid foreclosure.
Maake Kemoeatu sat in the shade off to the side of Carolina's practice field Tuesday, his right leg extended and wrapped in an air cast. A pair of crutches rested on a folding chair next to him.
After over a year of various industry initiatives, the slow pace of rewriting unaffordable loans remains at a crawl, threatening a fragile recovery. By msnbc.com's John W Schoen.
The Obama administration wants to shame the mortgage industry into doing a better job of helping borrowers avoid losing their homes to foreclosure.
The government's $50 billion program to ease the mortgage crisis is helping only a tiny fraction of struggling homeowners, and a list released Tuesday showed which lenders are laggards.
Speaking at a high school in Mesa, Ariz., about a month after taking office, President Barack Obama launched an effort to keep as many as 9 million homeowners out of foreclosure in a major federal effort to stabilize the U.S. housing market.
LeBron James walked off the court, head down, brushing off a few pieces of confetti. He ignored the few taunts by Magic fans and took one last look at the crowd without muttering a word.
Chen Fuchao, a man heavily in debt, had been contemplating suicide on a bridge in southern China for hours when a passer-by came up, shook his hand — and pushed him off the ledge.
Cash-strapped states are getting help from Washington to keep track of how they spend the $787 billion in federal stimulus money aimed at boosting jobs and the economy.
Online job advertisements fell by 131,000 in April and the drop has resulted in a decline of more than 1.32 million advertised vacancies in the last six months.
The good news: The government is offering a big discount on health insurance for laid-off workers.
A New York-based nonprofit research group says 100,000 fewer job advertisements were posted online in March.
Philip and Gloria Spigner saw their monthly mortgage payments climb from $800 to $1,300. Carol and Butch Dycus have received foreclosure notices though they say they're not behind on their payments. And Tony Jumper's mortgage hasn't changed, but 26 people were laid off this week from his job.
Cutting corners on tax preparation costs might sound penny-wise and pound-foolish in a year when people are desperate for the biggest refunds or smallest tax bills possible. But it doesn't have to be.
President Barack Obama's new mortgage relief plan, launched Wednesday, aims to help up to 9 million borrowers qualify for more affordable mortgages and stay in their homes.
Thinking small might help Taiwan's computer industry emerge from the global downturn as an even bigger global player.
Between the $75 billion foreclosure plan President Barack Obama revealed on Wednesday and the $787 billion economic stimulus he signed a day earlier, the government is promising a range of programs aimed at getting new help to homeowners.
A New York-based nonprofit research group says over 1 million fewer job advertisements have been posted online since November.
Since government is of the people, for the people and by the people the upcoming state and national elections need a "help wanted add," from the forgotten middle class and small business owners. It should go something like this: Leaders Wanted For Immediate Openings
The evolution of altruism has long puzzled researchers and has mainly been explained previously from ultimate perspectives—"I will help you now because I expect there to be some long-term benefit to me".
Once again, the wicked fairies of the electronic world have cut TRUTHLOVER off from the vine. He cannot get on. He cannot accept members to the several groups he has started. If anyone can facilitate letting him reset his password, please help.
If Florida is such a great state, then why are people packing up their ownings and taking off to cities like Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Detroit, etc? Because, it isn't.
was checking the leaderboarda and I saw something weird, the avatar that it showed under my name is not me. I changed through all the tabs and I get a different tab everytime. Is it a glitch in the site or something more sinister>! HELP!
So you think you've got swine flu? Now there's help at the click of your computer mouse.
What top suicide prevention organizations recommend that you should do when you are trying to help someone who is feeling suicidal.
I'm curious as to what the news would be on newsvine. I know a lot of people who don't have insurance myself included do whatever they can to avoid going to a hospital even if it means bearing through some pain.
Are you scared? If you're scared, say you're scared. Not only is flu season on our doorsteps, it is a flu season like one we've never known.
I received a "Martha Washington Cookbook" for my birthday. Some of the recipes include ingredients that I need to have substitutions for. As I don't have the book in front of me (I'm on a break at work), I'll list what I can remember and add the rest when I can.
9/28/2009 - QUANG TRI PROVINCE, Vietnam (AFNS) -- Air Force officials concluded the final iteration of Operation Pacific Angel 2009 during a ceremony here Sept.
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"Most of us have experienced those maddening midnight moments when, no matter how tired we are, we either can't fall asleep, can't stay asleep or our sleep is of such poor quality it feels as if we were awake.
Some 15 people stood by without intervening at the Munich S-Bahn station where two teenagers beat a 50-year-old man to death over the weekend, police said on Wednesday.
We don't read much about poverty in the media, except for the sporadic cases of gargantuan families, preferably foreign, living in Dallas-style splendour on the state, avoiding all labour – unless of course it's black market labour.
Great review of the "new" Beatles collection release. If you are a Beatles fan, this review is a must read.
Calvino Inman had just stepped out of the shower one evening in May when a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror caused him to panic. "I looked up and saw myself, and I thought I was going to die," says the 15-year-old from Rockwood, Tennessee.
You have probably heard a lot about this whole app craze, but without having actually downloaded an app, you are not sure where to begin. Fear not! You have come to the right place.
For all of us on-the-go, maintaining a diet as well as staying on top of a busy schedule is as hard as balancing a book on top of your head while jogging down the street.
8/24/2009 - MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AFNS) -- Beale Air Force Base volunteers teamed with partners from the Yuba-Sutter community to transform a shady patch of lawn at the River Bottoms Park here into a mini tent city used to provide assistance to veterans in need Aug. 20 through 22.
Did the Orlando pastors who sheltered an Ohio teen convert who feared her Muslim family help the girl run away to Florida?
Planning to start a weight loss program? Self magazine shares the tasks you should tackle before you begin your new diet and one common pitfall to avoid.
Planning to start a weight loss program? Self magazine shares the tasks you should tackle before you begin your new diet and one common pitfall to avoid.
Did you know the stubborn stomach fat is the hardest to drop? Lucky for you, there's a new diet and some recipes to help.
Keepers of a 40-year-old Asian elephant named Gay noticed an abscess on her right front foot, then another on her left. To help ease her pain, they gave her pedicures, antibiotic foot baths, aloe vera and anti-inflammatory treatments.