Economy shows zero job growth
August brought no increase in the number of jobs in America, which may signal that the economy has stalled.
The unemployment rate sits at 9.1 percent and the White House said it was expected to stay that high through at least 2012. Many economists said the possibility of a double-dip recession is increasing.
Read the original story on nytimes.com | Friday, Sept. 2, 2011
9/11 victims remembered on tenth anniversary
Thousands of families gathered at ground zero in Lower Manhattan, at the Pentagon and on a field of wildflowers in Pennsylvania to honor the nearly 3,000 killed on that infamous morning when jetliners were turned into missiles 10 years ago.
“It was real inspirational to come here after all these years and finally see his name,” Dennis Baxter, 65, of King of Prussia, Pa., said of his brother, Jasper, who died in the South Tower.
Read the original story on nytimes.com | Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011
Postal service nears default
The United States Postal Service is extremely low on cash and it will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment due this month and may have to shut down entirely this winter unless Congress takes emergency action to stabilize its finances.
Possible solutions for the USPS include closing up to 3,700 postal locations and laying off nearly one-fifth of the agency’s work force despite a no-layoffs clause in the unions’ contracts.
Read the original story on nytimes.com | Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011
Turkey fortifies navy in response to Israeli tensions
Turkey prepares to fortify sanctions against Israel and increase its naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, following a fray over an Israeli raid on a Turkish-flagged ship.Turkey demands compensation for the relatives of those killed in the raid and an end to the Israeli embargo on Gaza. Turkey pointed to intense security inspections of Turkish passengers in Tel Aviv Airport last week.
Read the original story on nytimes.com | Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011
Local battle goes public on bullying of gay students
One suburban school system within Michele Bachmann’s Congressional district is currently caught in the eye of one of the country’s hottest culture wars — how homosexuality should be discussed in the schools.
Read the original story on nytimes.com | Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011
Five men die in separate shootings
In one night, five young men were fatally shot in separate cases in Philadelphia Sunday night.
Police withheld all five names of the men killed due to the ongoing investigations. No arrests have been made in the cases. The five killings bring the city’s annual homicide total to 225, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Read the original story on philly.com | Monday, Sept. 12, 2011
Husband accidentally runs over wife, daughter
An 89-year-old man allegedly injured his wife and their daughter, in their driveway in Havertown, Delaware County, Pa.
When the elderly man accidentally stepped on the accelerator while the car was still in reverse, both women were knocked down causing each to be hospitalized, cops said.
The accident is under investigation. The driver was not charged.
Read the original story on nbcphidelphia.com | Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011
White house advisor headlines domestic violence symposium
Lynn Rosenthal, the White House advisor on violence against women, will be a speaker at the domestic and dating violence education symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
The symposium will help participants identify and address domestic violence, and is part of the college’s broader initiatives on domestic violence education.
Read the original story on cabrini.edu | Friday, Sept. 2, 2011
