Retail sales stalled in the United States last month, with the key consumer sector reflecting the high unemployment rate and wider concerns about the future of the economy. The U.S. Commerce Department reported Wednesday that August sales figures were unchanged, after only a three-tenths of a percent gain in July. Because selling goods to consumers […]
US Retail Sales Stall, Reflect Slow Economy
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 11:02 am (UTC-5)
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Republican Wins Congress Seat in NY Democratic Stronghold
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 11:01 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican businessman Bob Turner has pulled off an upset victory in a special election for a U.S. congressional seat in New York, winning what is seen by some as a referendum on the policies of President Barack Obama. Turner defeated Democratic state assemblyman David Weprin on Tuesday to win the seat vacated by Anthony […]
New Gulf Oil Spill Report Blames BP, Partners for Disaster
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 10:32 am (UTC-5)
A key federal report is blaming British Petroleum and its partners for last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst offshore spill in U.S. history. The U.S. Coast Guard and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement report says the disaster was the result of poor management, a faulty cement job, and other […]
White House Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 10:11 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to speak at an awards gala hosted by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute later Wednesday, as the White House prepares to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. A White House statement says the president and vice president, along with their spouses and members of the Cabinet, will participate in events during […]
Iran Says No Decision on Releasing US Hikers
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Iran’s judiciary says no decision has been made about releasing two American hikers convicted of spying in Iran, after reports that the men could be freed soon. In a statement Wednesday, the judiciary said a court is still considering a request from lawyers representing Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal to free the pair on bail. […]
Obama Urges Approval of Jobs Bill as US Poverty Rate Increases
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 12:46 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama will continue on Wednesday his appeal for lawmakers to pass his proposal to create jobs and boost a sluggish economy, amid news that the country’s poverty rate has risen to its highest level in 17 years. The president, taking his message directly to the American people, will head to North Carolina, […]
Three-Week Church Lock-in in Cuba ‘Not a Political Protest’
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
A group of evangelical worshipers and their pastor say they locked themselves into their church in Cuba three weeks ago for a spiritual retreat. The son of the pastor told reporters by telephone Tuesday the worshipers are following instructions from God to pray. He said this is not a political protest nor a suicide pact. […]
Richardson to Leave Cuba Without Seeing Imprisoned American
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson says he will leave Cuba Wednesday after failing to secure the release of an American contractor currently serving a 15-year prison sentence on the island for crimes against the communist state. Richardson made the comment in Havana Tuesday, after initially saying he would stay in Cuba until he at […]
Richardson to Leave Cuba Without Seeing Imprisoned American
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson says he will leave Cuba Wednesday after failing to secure the release of an American contractor currently serving a 15-year prison sentence on the island for crimes against the communist state. Richardson made the comment in Havana Tuesday, after initially saying he would stay in Cuba until he at […]
Obama Takes His Job Plan On the Road
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Americans to tell Congress to pass his $447 billion proposal aimed at creating jobs and boosting the nation’s sluggish economy. The president made his pitch for the American Jobs Act Tuesday in Ohio at a high school in the state capital, Columbus, near the congressional district represented by […]
