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| Hurricane Ike Caused 3,800 Workers From a Hospital to Be Laid Off |
The effects that Hurricane Ike had on Galveston can still be felt now. The University of Texas Medical Branch from Galveston was badly damaged by the strong winds and rain that Ike brought during this fall. Because the teaching hospital is running out of money, nearly 3,800 workers will be laid off. The next three months will be crucial for the hospital,... |
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US media giant Time Warner Inc. on Wednesday reported a drop in third quarter earnings, and lowered its 2008 profit expectations, citing the costs of restructuring.
The world's largest media company said net income came to 1.07 billion dollars in the third quarter, off slightly from 1.09 billion dollars in the same 2007...
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela said Wednesday Barack Obama's election to the White House was a triumph for hope.
In a letter of congratulation to the president-elect, Mandela, 90, said: "Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a...
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Michelle Obama, was born on January 17, 1964 and grew up in a one-bedroom apartment on Chicago's South Side where her mother, a former secretary, still lives. Her late father was an employee at the city's water plant.
Sometimes compared to Jacqueline Kennedy, Michelle, 44, will bring her own style of charm and sophistication to the...
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African-Americans wept and hugged as the diverse crowd in Chicago's Grant Park erupted with joy at the news that Barack Obama would be the nation's first black president.
But the roar that went up from the 65,000 people admitted to the official rally quickly subsided into reverence and awe as the Illinois senator began to...
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Hours after losing Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess in a blockbuster trade, the Detroit Pistons went about their business as usual
Richard Hamilton scored 19 points and Rasheed Wallace had 15 to lead six teammates in double figures as the undefeated Pistons rolled to their third straight victory to start the season, by bashing the...
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Election day finally arrived Tuesday for the record throngs of US voters planning to cast their presidential ballots for either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain.
Obama held a significant lead in opinion polls as state officials braced for an unprecedented turnout and massive lines at polling places in an election...
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As Chicago braced for a throng of 1 million people at a public park in anticipation of Democrat Barack Obama's victory Tuesday, Republicans Monday were wishing them bad weather and a cliff-hanger election.
"I hope the million or so people who are planning to gather in Chicago have a long, cold night," quipped Mitt Romney,...
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 On Friday during Halloween trick-or-treat a 12-year-old boy was shot and killed from inside a house while he was accompanied by his family. The incident took place in South Carolina and his father and brother were injured by the gunfire too, according to the authorities.Quentin Patrick is the prime suspect in the murder of the boy, as a...
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 Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee managed to gather 33.5 million people in front of their TVs on Wednesday night. His ad for the presidential campaign was the most-watched telecast in the U.S. prime time and made an “American Idol” size audience. The 30-minute ad consisted of a speech of Obama who talked about his plans...
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The US economy contracted by 0.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2008, the sharpest decline in seven years amid a global financial crisis that has blocked credit access and severely depressed consumer spending, the US government said Thursday.
The initial estimate by the Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the US on track for a...
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 Teen Kills Himself in Front of Webcam
An official told Fox News on Friday that a teenager from Florida committed suicide in front of his webcam after he had posted online messages announcing everyone about...
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Today is Thursday, June 5
the 157th day of 2008 with 209 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and...
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 General Petraeus Set for Central Command
It appears that U. S. President George W. Bush’s favorite
general has been handed the task of winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
as well as confronting the...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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