Hargeisa, Somaliland, Somalia (IRIN) – Cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), as well as domestic violence, are increasing in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hargeisa, capital of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland, with social workers attributing the trend to hard economic times made worse by recent drought in the region. “Numbers [...]
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Atlanta, GA, United States (AHN) – There’s no place like home–when it comes to giving birth. According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of home births in the United States has risen dramatically since 2004. Births taking place outside of the traditional [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 21 rose by 21,000 to 377,000, compared with the previous week’s revised figure of 356,000, the U.S. Department of Labor said. The less volatile four-week moving average was 377,500, a drop of 2,500 from the [...]
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Washington, D.C, United States (AHN) – It appears that quite a few Americans got pink slips for Christmas. In the week before the holiday, the number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose. Roughly 381,000 people filed initial jobless claims in the week ended Dec. 24, the Labor [...]
Tom Ramstack – AHN News Legal Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe warned on Friday about an alarming rise in anti-Semitism in European countries in the past three years. The organization held a conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss an increase in hate crimes that appears [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – There was a 33 percent rise in the number of extended family members living with relatives and friends compared to a decade ago, indicating the impact of the recession on American life. According to data from the 2010 Census, at least 54 million people [...]
As the economy grows, credit unions’ saving balances are expected to stay steady and their loan balances are expected to rise during the next two years, according to CUNA economists, who met last week to update their outlook for economic conditions and credit union operating results. View full post on All Stories
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The financial sector spotlight was on insurance giant and investment firm Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Thursday morning, a day after the abrupt resignation of executive David Sokol, who purchased shares in Lubrizol before making a recommendation that his firm buy the company. Berkshire Class A and B shares both fell about [...]
Underwater mortgages rose to 23 percent at the end of 2010. In Nevade, underwater mortgages account for roughly two-thirds of home loans. View full post on All Stories
Reforms are needed to protect consumers from being unfairly hounded by debt collectors View full post on Consumer Protection Stories
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