Tax compliance costly for individuals, businesses
AP - 18 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's tax code is so complex that taxpayers spend nearly $200 billion a year on the work required to comply with requirements, the government's taxpayer advocate said in a report released Wednesday.
GAO: Dolphins, whales lack protection from fishing
AP - 19 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration has failed to provide protections required by law to more than a dozen marine mammals potentially at risk of death or injury due to commercial fishing, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
Lunar new year stamp marks Asian Year of the Ox
AP - 20 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The lunar new year stamp marking the Year of the Ox goes on sale Thursday, perhaps a special event for President-elect Barack Obama.
Energy regulator resigns
AP - 22 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Joseph Kelliher will step down as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission effective Jan. 20, coinciding with the end of the Bush administration.
Rights group prods Obama to lift Cuba travel ban
AP - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - A human rights group is asking President-elect Barack Obama to end immediately a ban on most American travel to Cuba.
Nissan recalling more than 240,000 trucks
AP - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nissan Motor Co. is recalling more than 240,000 trucks in 20 cold weather states to fix a problem that could prevent front air bags from deploying in a crash.
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
AP - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.
Experts: Crosswinds a factor in Denver air crash
AP - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - It was very windy when a Continental Airlines jet was destroyed while trying to take off in Denver last month, leading aviation safety experts to cite crosswinds as a likely factor in the accident.
Former Blackwater guards plead not guilty
AP - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal manslaughter and gun charges resulting from a 2007 shooting in a crowded Baghdad square that killed 17 Iraqi civilians and injured dozens of others.
IRS agents soften heart for delinquent taxpayers
AP - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - As the nation sinks deeper into recession, the IRS is offering to waive late penalties, negotiate new payment plans and postpone asset seizures for delinquent taxpayers who are financially strapped, but make a good-faith effort to settle their tax debts.