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State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Thursday issued a warning to the governor and state lawmakers to balance the budget "immediately," or watch the state's credit rating drop to junk status, which would effectively halt all infrastructure construction and cost the state billions of dollars and the loss of thousands of jobs.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Republican leaders in a dispute over education funding, scuttling hopes for a quick resolution to California's $26.3 billion budget shortfall.

Today, at 41 and 55 years old, respectively, they are considered by most adoption agencies to be too old to raise a newborn in the United States. Even abroad, certain countries place age limits on ado...

CLEMSON a ' Teenagers from across South Carolina are at Clemson University for the State 4-H Congress.

Lady Christian asks: About a month ago my fiance got addicted to a computer game World of Warcraft (WoW), and now I get no time with him. He used to be all about being a family, but now he will spend hours on that game. One night it was for 11 hours and last night it was 8 hours. He is on night shifts so I understand him having to staying up all night on his days off. Still, I'm so lonely! I've told him how I feel repeatedly, but he thinks I'm being stupid and is mad that I'm hurt. I don't know what to do! I love him so much. But I'm also tired of being lonely and doing everything all the time while he is sitting at the computer. What should I do? I'm so confused right now. His sister and her husband play too, so he keeps telling me I need to play so I won't be so 'pissy'. Well, I don't want to play. I want to spend time with him, but he just doesn't get that. Help! I've got a lengthy answer to Lady Christian's question about game addiction, and what she can do to reconnect with her

, the largest U.S. credit card company, has halted its contributions to employees' pension plans in the United States and the U.K., as part of a restructuring process to slash costs amid mounting cred...

The amount of money lost by the State's National Pension Reserve Fund due to the global economic crash is due to be revealed later today.The figure will be disclosed by the National Treasury Managemen...

If you've ever played an online multiplayer game with voice chat, your mistakes have probably been branded as 'gay' more than once. But the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and a number of gaming companies are stepping up efforts to address the ease...