One major legacy of Wall Street's rally will be that it came while the economy and Main Street lagged.

Just a quarter of the normal amount of corn is planted, but it could still be a bumper crop.

She introduces legislation designed to help students get more favorable interest rates.

It is a great honor each year to read all the wonderful nomination letters our readers send for the Fayette Woman and The Citizen Mother of the Year contest. We wish everyone  could be the winner. A few of the nominations tugged a bit at our heart strings, and Kristi’s was one of those. Kristi [...]

Fayette Woman and the Citizen are very proud to announce the winners of our 2013 Mother of the Year Contest.  We recieved so many wonderful letters and it was difficult to choose a winner.  But, we are happy to announce the winner in our 65 and over age group is Brenda Byrd.  Brenda was nominated [...]

Being a “mother” means so many different things.  We learn that every year when we read the nominations for our Mother of the Year Contest.  So many families in our area are blessed with caring women that teach , love  and grow families.  Delphina Banks-Jones Turner is our choice for the winner of the 2013 [...]

Taxes paid by the top earners are putting the U.S. back in the black, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

The Senate rejects the proposal, 56-43.

MBIA has settled with Societe Generale for $350 million, reports CNBC's Kate Kelly.

Jaycee Dugard's mother choked back tears as she described this week's news that three long-missing women were found in Cleveland.

A committee vote is delayed at the insistence of one or more Republican senators, says an aide.

Congressional testimony did little to help him lure clients, Josh Birnbaum says.

The Marcellus Shale is giving Pennsylvania a reputation for a lot more than cheese steaks and Hershey bars.

Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling would be out of prison more than 10 years early under a proposed sentencing agreement.

David Darst has six boxes on his bear market checklist, and none of them are filled in yet.

Those untouched 401(k)s you may have accumulated during your career may come back to bite you...or your survivors.

Andrea Saul has been hired as communications director for Sandberg's "Lean In" project.