Judge, 93, peeved by incomplete housing discrimination case
By ED WHITE A Detroit-area community that targeted blacks by demolishing poor neighborhoods is scrambling to come up with money to finally end the case — 44 years after a…
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HHS chief: Onus on Congress, states if health aid annulled
By ALAN FRAM It will be up to Congress and the states to respond should the Supreme Court annul federal subsidies that are a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s health…
Republicans say Obama giving immigrants ‘amnesty bonuses’
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Millions of immigrants benefiting from President Barack Obama’s executive actions could get a windfall from the IRS, a reversal of fortune after years of paying taxes to…
Are you a hack waiting to happen? Your boss wants to know
By BARBARA ORTUTAY Are you a hack waiting to happen? Your boss wants to find out. High-profile hacks have companies on the defensive, trying to prevent becoming the next Sony…
Obama sends record $4 trillion spending plan to Congress
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER President Barack Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations and eliminate tight federal spending caps to…
Hands-on with Microsoft’s hologram device
By BRANDON BAILEY Microsoft didn’t use skydivers or stunt cyclists to introduce what it hopes will be the next big leap in computing technology. Instead, with its new HoloLens headset,…
Obama’s address to pitch tax proposals to help middle class
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama is turning to his biggest television audience of the year to pitch tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and put the new Republican Congress…
Average US 30-year loan rate falls to 3.73 pct.
Average U.S. mortgage rates started the year by dipping to new lows, with the benchmark 30-year rate marking its lowest level since May 2013. The mortgage giant Freddie Mac says…