Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich vows to move forward despite his loss in Nevada Saturday.

By Danny R. Johnson What would President Barack Obama hear if he took along a spiral notebook and two Secret Service agents and began a series of quiet visits, without the press, to communities like East Lansing, MI, Jackson, MS, Bronx, NY, and Modesto, CA? He could stay up late drinking beer or coffee with a family and listening to their [...]

SAN FRANCISCO–The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today voted unanimously (4-0) to support pending legislation by state Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) that would make it easier for the CPUC to release information to the public. Senate Bill (SB) 1000 is a proposed bill that Senator Yee’s office has indicated will be introduced soon. It would [...]

WASHINGTON–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  will provide $9.8 million in grants to 38 states, territories and tribes to help protect the health of swimmers at America’s beaches. The agency also launched an improved website for beach advisories and closings, which will allow the public to more quickly and easily access the most current water [...]

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ATLANTA–(PRNewswire)– In 2011, U.S. consumers were much more diligent in paying against their debts, resulting in significant declines in delinquency rates among the majority of tracked lending sectors in Equifax’s December National Credit Trends Report. U.S. consumers weren’t just doing a better job of paying their bills on time in 2011; the data also reflects a cumulative [...]

NEW YORK–(PRNewswire)– As voters in Florida get ready to name the next victor in the first batch of Republican primaries and caucuses, nationally, Mitt Romney is ahead of Newt Gingrich. Among Republicans, over one-quarter (27%) would vote for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romneyin the primary while 21% would vote for former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. One in ten would each vote [...]

WASHINGTON–A former United Nations employee was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for fraudulenty holding concurrent jobs at the United Nations and National Labor Relations Board. Jeffery K. Armstrong, 52, of South Riding, Va., was charged for obtaining more than $100,000 in salary payments at the U.N. and the board. He was ordered to [...]

WASHINGTON–Three Arkansas men were sentenced Friday for burning a cross in the yard of a African-American resident. Bradley Branscum, 23, and Tony Branscum, 26, who are first cousins, of Salado, Ark., and Curtis Coffee, 19, of Batesville, Ark., were sentenced for charges relating to their roles in the burning on Aug. 28, 2010. Tony Branscum [...]

SAN FRANCISCO–The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) says that under its new Citation Program it has fined Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) $16.8 million for failure to conduct pipeline leak surveys. On Dec. 1, 2011, the CPUC augmented its natural gas safety efforts by creating a Citation Program under which natural gas companies can [...]