Television lights burned brightly Monday in the room at the National Press Club where the Consumer Federation of America was holding a news conference on holiday spending. Outside, where something called the 2010 Hunger Report was about to be released, the juice-and-muffin table was swarmed.
In the News
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November 24th, 2009
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November 24th, 2009
David Cameron last night put the brakes on Tory plans to give cohabiting couples similar rights to those who get married.
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November 24th, 2009
The UN is expected to vote on a controversial proposal for members to be able to punish religious 'defamation'. A 20-nation poll finds support among Muslim countries, but little elsewhere.
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November 23rd, 2009
The Archbishop of York, who has condemned the profiteering of financial traders, has predicted that the recession will bring some positive benefits.
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November 23rd, 2009
Two leading Anglican bishops are demanding that Christians turn back the tide of political correctness by wearing religious symbols during the Christmas period.
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November 23rd, 2009
The mother of a 14-year-old boy who is desperate to undergo sex change treatment has hit out at the NHS for refusing to give him hormone blockers.
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November 23rd, 2009
In Switzerland, home of the referendum, voters decide on everything from reducing fighter jet noise in tourist areas to boosting funding for complementary medicine.
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November 23rd, 2009
A car crash victim has spoken of the horror he endured for 23 years after he was misdiagnosed as being in a coma when he was conscious the whole time.
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November 23rd, 2009
The end of a marriage has, until now, been a cause for commiseration rather than celebration.
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November 22nd, 2009
The Conservatives are backing plans to give cohabiting couples the same rights as those who are married.