The Defense Department has confirmed that contractors will receive late payments as a result of the government shutdown, according to FedBiz.

The Defense Department has confirmed contractors will receive late payments.


Kate Winslet, aka Mrs. Ned Rocknroll, welcomed her third child, a little baby boy, on Saturday Dec. 7, People confirms.

Kate Winslet welcomed her child, a baby boy.


Licenses of 41 medical shops have been suspended for violation of various provisions of D&C Act 1940 while show cause notices were issued to 6 such shopkeepers.

Licenses of 41 medical shops have been suspended.


State officials are projecting a healthy cranberry crop of 2.1 million barrels for the current season.

Officials are projecting a healthy cranberry crop.


Ten persons, including nine women, on Friday drowned when the boat in which they were travelling capsized in Bisalpur Dam in Tonk district, police said.

Ten persons drowned the boat capsized in Bisalpur Dam.


There is no official word from the White House that President Obama will actually stop in Rochester, but with scheduled appearances in Buffalo and Syracuse he will have to pass through or nearby.


Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping new abortion restrictions on Thursday that could shutter most of the state's clinics that provide the procedure, a final step for the Republican-backed measure that has caused weeks of sometimes raucous protests at the Capitol.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping abortion restrictions.


The Galaxy S III is finally receiving the Android 4.3 update in India, more than a month after the update started rolling out in the US and a few other regions.

The Galaxy S III is receiving the Android 4.3 update in India.


``How Was Your Weekend?'' interviews with Dean Wilson, Justin Brayton, and Wil Hahn following the twelfth round of the 2014 Monster Energy Series in Toronto, Canada.


Australian actress Kym Valentine is returning to her role on long-running soap opera Neighbours, just months after settling a discrimination lawsuit with Tv bosses behind the show.

Actress Kym Valentine is returning on Neighbours, after settling a lawsuit.


Yahoo has poached famed New York Times tech columnist David Pogue to head up its consumer-tech coverage.

Yahoo has poached tech columnist David Pogue.


Azerbaijan on Tuesday briefly detained a prominent rights activist and her husband, the couple's lawyer said on Tuesday, in the latest crackdown on dissent in the tightly controlled nation.

Azerbaijan briefly detained a prominent rights activist.


Rep. Michael Grimm is expected to be indicted by the US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Grimm's lawyer said Friday.

Michael Grimm is expected to be indicted, Grimm's lawyer said.


Montreal-based international flight training specialist CAE Inc. said Wednesday it has won $140 million in new military contracts, including options.

CAE Inc. has won $ 140 million in military contracts.


A young woman who apparently tried to sell her baby on the classifieds website Gumtree has had her children taken away by social services.

A young woman has had her children taken away by social services.


Scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have discovered a potential way to make graphene -- a single layer of carbon atoms with great promise for future electronics -- superconducting, a state in which it would carry electricity with 100 percent efficiency.

Scientists have discovered a potential way to make graphene - a layer with promise - superconducting.


A national child poverty charity says that over 18,000 children are living below the poverty line in Cornwall, costing an estimated £196 million a year.

Over 18,000 children are living below the poverty line in Cornwall.


The major Iranian book event, the 27th Tehran International Book Fair which was attended by President Hassan Rouhani, Minister of Culture Ali Jannati, other officials and several Iranian literarti kicked off today.

The event, the 27th Tehran International Book Fair officials kicked off.


Many Quincy residents are getting robocalls encouraging them to support garbage privatization.

Quincy residents are getting robocalls encouraging to support garbage privatization.


Actress NAOMI WATTS walked out of a radio interview as she was promoting her new movie DIANA.

NAOMI WATTS walked out of a radio interview.


``Our inspection found many violations and the conclusion is that we must carry out more detailed inspections,'' head of the National Health Insurance Fund Rumyana Todorova told journalists, commenting on the results from the planned checks for the quarter, a reporter of FOCUS News Agency announced.


Nice Ride bikes will make their spring debut on city streets Saturday, and riders can now keep them for twice as long.

Nice Ride bikes will make their spring debut.


Applications for jobless benefits dropped 24,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 334,000, another positive sign of the job market's steady recovery.

Applications for jobless benefits dropped 24,000.


Uttar Pradesh sports minister on Sunday offered cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar to join Samajwadi Party.

Uttar Pradesh sports minister offered Sachin Tendulkar to join Samajwadi Party.


In the face of looming water shortages, which threaten to affect billions of the earth's inhabitants by mid-century, UNESCO is calling for a radical review and reform of water education programmes and for a speedy doubling in the number of water professionals around the world.

UNESCO is calling for a radical review and reform of water education programmes.


Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close on Wednesday:

Stocks to watch at the close on Wednesday.


Rochester's trendy Park Avenue festival kicked off Saturday and it's one of the biggest festivals in Western New York.

Rochester's trendy Park Avenue festival kicked off.


Not following its key ally Saudi Arabia's on Syria, Pakistan Thursday asserted that Syrian people should decide their future set up.


Cambridge & Counties Bank, the UK's fastest growing challenger bank, has launched two new market leading small and medium sized business and charity/club savings products.

Cambridge & Counties Bank has launched two new market leading business and savings products.


Paul Scholes believes his former Manchester United team-mate Ryan Giggs could continue playing at the top level for possibly another three years.

Paul Scholes believes his team-mate Ryan Giggs could continue playing at the top level for another three years.


The Egyptian embassy in Zambia has secured the release of 23 Egyptian nationals held in Zambian prisons for illegal migration and trade.

The Egyptian embassy in Zambia has secured the release of 23 Egyptian nationals.