Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – World Bank President Robert Zoellick plans to leave his post after five years when his term expired on June 30. Zoellick began his term under President George W. Bus. He previously served the Bush administration as deputy secretary of state and U.S. Trade [...]

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 [...]

Linda Young – AHN News Writer St. Paul, MN, United States (AHN) – State budget talks between Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders broke down just before the midnight deadline Thursday and the government has shut down. Minnesota has about a $5 billion shortfall in the budget. Dayton repeated his request for lawmakers [...]

Juba, Sudan (IRIN) – More than 73,000 people have fled fighting in the Northern oil state of Southern Kordofan after heavy fighting broke out on 5 June. Fighting has been intense between the Northern army (the Sudan Armed Forces -SAF) and former members of the ex-rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). What is happening? Heavy [...]

ProPublica Staff United States (ProPublica) – by Marian Wang While federal and state officials investigating flawed foreclosures have largely focused on holding the banks accountable and bringing relief to wronged homeowners, officials in a few states have begun targeting the more obscure middlemen of the foreclosure scandal. Prosecutors in California and Illinois have sent subpoenas [...]

As of April 2011, the rate of unemployment has dropped. In Metro, Orlando, it is currently at 9.9% and in the state of Florida, it is at 10.8%, the lowest since September of 2009. In today&rsquo… View full post on All Stories

THE state programme to get people back to work is making the unemployment crisis worse. View full post on All Stories

State: 3,000 apply for unemployment since tornadoes View full post on All Stories

MAIDUGURI – THE Governor-elect of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has promised to address the menace of unemployment with the creation of 500,000 jobs, through partnership with the Chad … View full post on All Stories

Governor Steve Beshear today warned citizens in western Kentucky that flood projections are worsening, and announced plans to visit several affected counties again on Tuesday. Local officials began evacuating residents in Hickman, Ledbetter and Smithland because of the rising water. Gov. Beshear also directed the opening of a Regional Emergency Coordination Center (RECC) at the [...]

Minnesota’s chief attorney for jobless benefits said the picture will improve dramatically later this year as the economy improves and payouts for benefits taper off. View full post on All Stories