Mass. AG Coakley to make case for health care law

Attorney General Martha Coakley is heading to Washington to make a legal case for the national health care law that was modeled after Massachusetts' own landmark 2006 health care law.

The cost of dying: It's hard to reject care even as costs soar

Every night before putting on his pajamas, Dad emptied the coins from his pockets.

N.C. gov's plan not to run won't resolve tax fight

Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue says her decision not to seek re-election will free her up to take her proposal to raise the sales tax for education directly to citizens, without worry her stance could be used against her in a campaign.

Chuck Jaffe: Fed forecasts push savers up the risk scale

My sister Carole runs a small franchise business and recently started a retirement plan for her employees, asking me to review the mutual-fund choices she could offer.

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation on the 'American Law Journal'

Harassment claims are falling. But the risks for those reporting it - despite expanding U.S. Supreme Court protection against retaliation - seem as daunting as ever.

Proposed Executive Order Could Ban Anti-LGBT Discrimination By Government Contractors

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, has been kicking around the government in various iterations since 1994, and since 2009 has included language protecting transgender people from workplace discrimination.

Virus strikes cruise ship out of New Orleans

Norovirus is a genus of viruses of the family Caliciviridae. Recent scientific findings reveal that the genus causes around 50 percent of all gastroenteritis around the world.

Gas Tax, 'Crimes of the Heart'

Gov. O'Malley called for legislators to pass a sales tax on gasoline , saying on Wednesday that the decision would be unpopular but much needed.

Federal Chesapeake Bay cleanup mandates irk officials in Augusta County

When the Augusta County's Agricultural-Industry Board held its first meeting of the year on Jan.

Joint Report on International Swap Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission delivered to Congress a report on international swap regulation, as required by Section 719 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Apple stock sale is rotten

Dear John: I had placed an order to sell 50 shares of Apple stock on the day the company was recently reporting quarterly earnings.

GXS Expert Appointed to Executive Committee of European E-Invoicing...

GXS , a leading provider of business-to-business e-commerce solutions, today announced that Nigel Taylor, GXS global head of e-invoicing, has joined the executive committee of the European E-Invoicing Solutions Providers Association following his nomination and voting at the recent annual general meeting.