Banks, mortgage companies, even automakers have asked for, and in some cases received, billions of dollars in federal taxpayer dollars to offset poor decisions that left them deep in debt. ...more

December 7, 2008

In Florida, during a time of huge federal bailouts, nonprofit broups are being denied funding for 2009 because of the lagging economy and declining revenue. ...more

December 4, 2008

Health officials are trying to persuade doctors to offer HIV tests to nearly every patient in a New York City community hit harder than most by AIDS. ...more

June 27, 2008

City health officials took steps last week toward opening the nation's first legal safe-injection room, where addicts could shoot up heroin, cocaine and other drugs under the supervision of nurses. ...more

October 21, 2007