Government And Institutions

The IRS says it has lost emails from five more workers who are part of congressional investigations into the treatment of conservative groups that applied for tax exempt status.

Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated).

Detroit's chief financial officer is set to return to the witness stand for a second day in the city's historic bankruptcy trial.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has met with his Indian counterpart on a two-day state visit during which they are expected to sign a deal to allow the export of uranium to New Delhi for use in power generation.

The White House on Friday sent Congress a request for $30 million to pay for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's efforts to help contain the Ebola outbreak in western Africa.

U.S. regulators are proposing to label insurer MetLife Inc. as a potential threat to the financial system, a designation that brings stricter government oversight.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week, but fewer people overall are collecting benefits.

A Texas woman romantically linked to indicted U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges she lined up straw donors for his 2010 campaign but then denied through her lawyer that Grimm knew anything about it.

A labor judge has ruled that Michigan's largest teachers' union should let members drop out at any time.

The state's highest court Thursday reduced penalties imposed against two electric utilities for their response to a pair of 2011 storms, but upheld the standard used by Massachusetts regulators in evaluating how the companies performed after widespread power outages.

The developer of a northern Nevada biofuel production plant declared his project ready for construction, after receiving a federal loan guarantee for about half the cost.

Creditors who oppose the proposed settlement of Detroit's bankruptcy case have been having their say to the judge deciding whether to approve it.

Legal or not, the business of selling weed in the U.S. is as wacky as ever.

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week.

Verizon will pay $7.4 million to settle with The Federal Communications Commission over allegations that it used customers' personal information for marketing purposes The FCC found that Verizon Communications Inc. failed to notify about 2 million new customers of their privacy rights on first invoices or welcome letters for several years beginning in 2006.

Federal regulators are set to require big banks to keep enough high-quality assets on hand to survive during a severe downturn.

The agency that controls liquor and wine sales in Pennsylvania has transferred a record $526 million to the state government's main bank account.

The agency that controls liquor and wine sales in Pennsylvania has transferred a record $526 million to the state government's main bank account, it said Wednesday.

Gov. Pat Quinn's administration wants to double down on long-acting birth control methods for the poor, hoping to save taxpayer money on unplanned pregnancies.

An attorney for Detroit is set to resume his opening statement at the city's historic bankruptcy trial, after saying on the first day that Detroit needs the restructuring to survive.