Thousands of veterans are returning from American engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their transition back to civilian life hasnt been easy.

The U.S. Department of Labor is distributing a $1.4 million National Emergency Grant increment to the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet's Department for Workforce Investment in order to provide partial premium payments for health insurance coverage for eligible unemployed workers.

Forty-nine percent of business leaders believe business conditions will improve in the next six months while 27 percent of business leaders expect business conditions will worsen.

President Barack Obama says "the hour for immediate action is here" on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.