Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Charlotte, NC, United States (AHN) – Nearly one in three people will be arrested by the time they reach the age of 23, a new study shows. Criminologists from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte say that the study shows that “arrest is a pretty common experience.” The study, to [...]
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Arlington, TX, United States (AHN) – Are you a creative, motivated, dynamic individual who is highly organized, effective, has good communication skills, is great at problem solving and has an excellent track record? If you are, you are a cliche, according to the career network site LinkedIn. LinkedIn has [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor San Francisco, CA, United States (AHN) – Proponents and opponents of Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage, sought to sway the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday about whether to vacate a ruling declaring the law unconstitutional. Gay advocates also want videos of the [...]
Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The U.S. lawmakers were further pressurized by President Barack Obama on Monday not to let the middle class Americans down and give their nod to the continuation of tax cuts as economy limps back into recovery zone. Addressing journalists at the Brady press [...]
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 [...]
AHN Sports Staff NY, NY, United States (AHN Sports) – The NBA and its players have reportedly reached a deal to end the labor strife between the sides that has already cost the league several games. A 66 game schedule has been proposed with games to start on Christmas day between the Knicks-Celtics, Heat-Mavs and [...]
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Atlanta, GA, United States (AHN) – Blood thinners, aspirin, insulin and oral diabetes drugs account for nearly 100,000 hospitalizations of older Americans every year. These four types of medications account for two-thirds of drug-related emergency hospitalizations for seniors. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Of the [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Albany, NY, United States (AHN) – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the state labor department in a case about constitutional rights and the limits of government authority. In a 3-2 decision on Wednesday, the court said the Department of Labor [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims during the week ending Nov. 12 dropped to 388,000, the lowest level since April. That number was down by 5,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 393,000 first time claims for unemployment compensation, according to the U.S. Department of [...]
Tom Ramstack – AHN News Legal Correspondent Bogota, Colombia (AHN) – The president of Colombia and Mexico’s former foreign minister this week suggested that legalizing some recreational drugs might be the only way to stop the violence and smuggling associated with drug cartels. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said legalizing cocaine and marijuana would “take [...]
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