The University’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs is presenting former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor with the Paul H. Douglas Ethics in Government Award at a ceremony in Washington D.C. on May 18.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new swine flu is rattling Americans from coast to coast and President Barack Obama pledged "to do whatever it takes" to battle an emergency that world health authorities warned is inching closer to a full-fledged pandemic.
With banks failing and the economy in shambles, the new U.S. president reassured a nationwide audience that his administration was putting America back on the right track.
ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — Marking his symbolic 100th day in office, President Barack Obama told Midwesterners: "I'm pleased with the progress we've made but I'm not satisfied."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more fell ill with swine flu in the U.S. and deaths seem likely as governments around the world on Tuesday intensified steps to battle the outbreak that has killed scores in Mexico.
White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes is holding a conference call with college journalists and editorial writers to discuss the President's work for young Americans.
Cleaning crews spent the day scrubbing down every desk, chair and classroom at a New York City high school. Infected students wore surgical masks as they recovered in their beds. Anxious parents woke their children at night to check their temperature.
GENEVA (AP) — Canada became the third country to confirm human cases of swine flu Sunday as global health officials considered whether to raise the global pandemic alert level.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday renewed his call for the government to stop backing private loans to college students and replace them with direct financial aid to young people, a challenge to a decades-old program with strong congressional support.
Robert L. Zadek, a Rockford resident who among other positions is a real estate broker, has filed the necessary papers to run for the United States Senate.
United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan held a conference call today to discuss President Obama's plan to make college more affordable by eliminating waste in college lending.
General Motors Corp. said Thursday it will temporarily close 13 assembly plants in the U.S. and Mexico — some for more than two months — laying off nearly 24,000 workers to pare back a bloated inventory.
MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe will step down soon as the social networking site's chief executive, amid the site's stalled user growth and the rapid rise of rival Facebook.
WASHINGTON (AP) — People who want to give back to their communities through service will get more opportunities to do so under a bill being signed Tuesday by President Barack Obama.
If you're one of those students afraid standardized test scores don't paint the full picture of your potential, your options are growing. More and more colleges don't require the SAT or ACT exams.
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — The "boy in the window" — who fell bloodied and paralyzed into the arms of rescuers during the horrifying Columbine High shooting rampage — is doing just fine.
