The International Herald Tribune

The impact of the recession is being felt around kitchen tables in America as multiple generations have clustered in homes together after being foreclosed on.

Walmart has met enormous opposition in its attempts to open stores in New York City in the past, but that isn't stopping the big box behemoth. The City Council is hearing new arguments this week.

The State Department of Transportation fears that makeshift memorials for killed motorists will distract drivers, and has offered families public signs as alternatives.