Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Although the economy added 103,000 jobs in September, it was not enough to keep up with population growth, let alone make a dent in getting 14 million jobless Americans back to work. Nevertheless, 45,000 of the jobs were not new positions, but represented [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – First-time jobless claims during the week ending Sept. 24 edged slightly below the critical 400,000 mark for the first time since Aug. 6, according to the United States Department of Labor. Initial claims for unemployment compensation insurance benefits dropped by 37,000 to 391,000, [...]
Jupiter Kalambakal – AHN News Reporter Salem, Oregon, United States (AHN) – Effective Jan. 1, minimum-wage workers in Oregon State will receive an extra 30 cents an hour, making the state’s minimum wage $8.80 per hour. However, Oregon business owners are wary the improvement in minimum wage could either kill their businesses or make them [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The declining quality of basic education in the U.S. was confirmed once again with the release on Wednesday by the College Board of graduating high school seniors SAT scores. Lower average scores were registered for reading, writing and math, but it was in reading [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The Justice Department has asked an appeals court to vacate a ruling declaring “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the ban against gays serving openly in the military, unconstitutional. The law is set to be repealed late this month, but gay advocates want the case [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – First time claims for jobless benefits for the week ending July 23 crept down slightly to 398,000, which was just below the critical 400,000 mark for the first time since April. That number was down by 24,000 from the prior week’s figure of [...]
John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent New York, NY, United States (AHN Sports) – The NFL and players are close to an agreement on ending the current lockout, the league’s first work stoppage since 1987. With lawyers for both sides scheduled to meet with a court-appointed mediator in New York Tuesday, players are starting to [...]
Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – President Barack Obama is coming out often to express his opinion as it happened on Friday when he showed optimism on the ongoing budget negotiations with Congress. Speaking at the Rose Garden in the White House, Obama called his meeting on Thursday with [...]
Anil Giri – AHN News Correspondent Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) – The United States has once again raised the prickly Tibetan refugee issue with Nepal. Nepal strongly adheres to the one-China policy and has been demonstrating its commitments through measures against the 20,000-strong Tibetan refugee community. The U.S. on Monday asked Nepali officials to honor a [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The latest US employment report revealed a major slowdown in the number of jobs created in May with the economy only adding 54,000 jobs to payrolls, not even enough to keep up with growth in the workforce. It was a sharp contrast to April when the [...]
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