President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are battling more than just each other in diverse and politically divided Nevada.

A major bill to pay off Pennsylvania's nearly $4 billion unemployment compensation debt to the federal government is advancing through the Legislature.

The federal pension guarantee organization recently sued to take over the failing law firm's pension plans, underfunded by $80 million.

The final defendant has been sentenced in a scheme that bilked the state out of more than $500,000 in a health care fraud scheme.

Originally planning to focus on education, Mitt Romney instead reignited the debate over his business credentials on Wednesday, welcoming scrutiny of the private equity firm he co-founded and declaring he's a far more qualified steward of the economy than President Barack Obama.

Health insurer Humana Inc. is lowering its 2012 earnings outlook to account for a $45 million charge for settling litigation related to a military health insurance program.

A planned graduation speech by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Georgetown University is going forward, despite criticism from the Archdiocese of Washington that Sebelius is an inappropriate choice for the Jesuit school.

The Ohio Senate is getting ready to take up legislation aimed at shoring up several of the state's five public pension funds.