Nurses have voted overwhelmingly in favour of bringing the cleaning of NHS wards back in-house rather than leaving it to private firms. Staff at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) conference in Bournemouth said they believed in-house firms did a better jo

WINSTON-SALEM - The Winston-Salem City Council approved a $396.5 million budget Monday night, which maintains a steady property-tax rate and level of city services. The budget allocates $305 million for operation and debt service, and $91. (Credit: "From

TRADE union representatives in Caithness have hit out at a fresh round of cutbacks being imposed on the cleaning of schools throughout the Highlands. They are asking parents to take up the cudgels on behalf of low-paid staff who are having to take a pay c

Richard Baumgartner, owner of A-Plus Carpet Upholstery Cleaning in Rapid City, said he can't keep up with water-restoration demands because of record flooding in the Black Hills.

RUIDOSO, N.M.—Rescuers cleared debris and worked on building a temporary bridge Tuesday to get closer to about 70 people stranded for a third day by massive flooding in the Ruidoso area.