Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Harrisburg, PA, United States (AHN) – Pennsylvania’s capitol of Harrisburg has filed for bankruptcy protection as the cash-strapped city government can no longer pay its bills and workers by the fourth quarter. The City Council voted 4-3 to file for bankruptcy protection Tuesday night and the petition was [...]

Police arrest 16-year-old on suspicion of murder of James Kouzaris, 24, and James Cooper, 25, in Newtown, Sarasota Two British holidaymakers have been shot and killed in Florida in what police believe may have been a botched robbery. James Kouzaris, 24, and James Cooper, 25, former students at the University of Sheffield, were found dead [...]

Some say Pontiac’s glory days are over for a town with padlocked auto plants, 23.9% unemployment and an ebbing population that has dwindled since 1970. View full post on All Stories

Matthew Borghese – AHN News Contributor Miami, FL, United States (AHN) – Voters in South Florida have vented their anger at Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, booting him from office in a recall election. Voters also sacked Commissioner Natacha Seijas. Recalling the pair were the only two issues before voters on Tuesday and Alvarez’s sacking [...]

The United States has built a huge fence to keep Mexican immigrants out. It has cost billions, split communities – but does it work? Charlie Bruce was a Texas police chief of the old school. In more than four decades on the force he gave homegrown criminals good reason to steer clear of Del Rio, [...]

Anil Giri – AHN News Correspondent Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) – Hong Kong based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), has issued a report this week on the occasion of Human Rights Day 2010, highlighting the defects that are evident in the area of the judiciary as extraordinary delays often affect the possibility of fair trail. “The [...]

A statewide audit released Thursday says many state and local agencies are not meeting legal standards for providing bilingual services for many of its residents. The Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act, passed 37 years ago in California, says state and local agencies must provide bilingual services for residents who do not speak English. The audit found [...]

Accountants gave Bell clean reports, ignoring red flags that pointed to excessive salaries, illegal taxes and failure to follow reporting requirements. A Times review finds Bell is far from being alone. The scandal in the city of Bell has resulted in seven separate investigations and one round of criminal charges against former City Administrator Robert [...]

Singapore’s willingness to let in overseas entrepreneurs along with foreign professionals and skilled workers has helped to drive the city state’s economy and boost its competitiveness. Now local politics and global economics have motivated a tightening of immigration rules. – Megawati Wijaya View full post on All Stories

The city’s unemployment rate, which dropped in September to 9.3 percent, is now lower than the national rate, which rose to 9.6 percent. View full post on All Stories

David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter United States (AHN) – Environmental awareness celebrations are planned worldwide Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, or 10/10/10. The events are organized by the group, 350.org, founded by Bill McKibben, who is an environmental author. The name of the group refers to getting carbon levels down to 350 parts per million, [...]