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These days, small businesses are getting a tax break from the federal government. But many states are preparing to impose big tax hikes by increasing unemployment insurance premiums. In Florida, business owners could see as much as a 1,200-percent increase.

President Obama swept into office with a promise to clean up the culture of Washington and close the revolving door for lobbyists. But just two weeks into his administration, that pledge is under strain as ethical concerns derail two nominations.

Jorgen Schlundt, director of food safety, zoonoses and food-borne diseases at the World Health Organization, says that in some ways the U.S. has the best food-inspection practices in the world. He says, however, it could improve oversight of how food is produced.

The International Olympic Committee has wrapped up a six-day visit to Chicago, one of four cities vying to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The city's bid is getting strong support from President Obama, a Chicagoan, who helped make the pitch in a videotaped message.

The Sixth Amendment of the Constitution says that in criminal prosecutions, the accused is entitled to legal counsel. But a report released Tuesday finds that too often, states are failing to provide an adequate defense.

The Obama administration told CIA officials Thursday that they will not be prosecuted for waterboarding terrorism suspects during the Bush administration. The message came as the administration released four Bush-era memos from 2002 and 2005 authorizing the harsh interrogation techniques.

The industry that makes business jets is in a tailspin. Small airplane manufacturing is dominated by American firms — many located in Wichita, Kan., which has lost thousands of jobs amid the recession and negative publicity over corporate jets.

The expanded bailout of AIG wasn't greeted too enthusiastically on Wall Street. The stock market plunged sharply Monday — closing down below 7,000 for the first time in 12 years.

Critic-at-large John Powers explains why Gordon Ramsay, the profanity-prone star chef of Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, is "the world's greatest TV chef."

The annual number of collisions between aircraft and wildlife quadrupled from 1990-2007 and poses a growing threat over the next 10 years, according to a Federal Aviation Administration report released Friday.