More of Guam's law enforcement officers are better trained to help the island's youth stay away from gang violence. The Gang Resistance Education and Training, or GREAT program, graduated 23 law enforcement officers yesterday in a ceremony at the Govern

Complaint and inspection agencies in Scotland will be abolished or merged under plans revealed today by the Scottish Government. Finance secretary John Swinney said the move will affect 11 public bodies - with a budget of £59 million - leaving five in th

(RTTNews) - China's Auditor General Liu Jiayi said in a report to the Parliament that various government departments and officials have "misused or embezzled" more than 46bn yuan ($6.7bn) in 2007.

Gov. Chris Gregoire ordered an immediate hiring freeze at state agencies Monday that could eliminate 1,951 jobs and save $90 million in the next fiscal year. Gregoire, a Democrat caught with a slowing economy during a re-election campaign, also urged agen

In moving this week to shore up the student-loan market, the federal government aims to avert a credit crunch that some warned could make it harder for students to borrow for college.