The coal company that bought Massey mining is now trying to settle with families that lost loved ones to the disaster that is now two years old. This story is "politics" because government and politicians failed to protect workers and because...

Centralia, Pennsylvania is a small borough and a complete ghost town. In 1981, one thousand people called it home; in 2007, there were nine. What chased away the population of this small town? A burning mine fire beneath the borough that has been burning since 1962.

- Like this? Subscribe to get instant updates. Well over 300 people crammed into a Kanawha County Courthouse earlier this week to discuss the $35 million coal slurry settlement with Alpha Natural Resources owned Massey Energy. The settlement was reached

As the overseas markets have demonstrated, there is no strength anywhere at this moment in time. Following a 300 point down day Friday on the Dow Jones, and lackluster performance by gold/silver, the same scene played out last night across the ocean.