Anne Lu – Celebrity News Service Contributor Anderson, IN, United States (CNS) – “Teen Mom” Amber Portwood’s daughter has become a ward of the state of Indiana. 2-year-old Leah is currently staying with dad Gary Shirley, but the Department of Child Services will still assess her living situation. The 20-year-old MTV reality star and Gary [...]
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Contracts Between Postal Service, Unions Expire Without Agreement
November 22nd, 2010
davidguide Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Negotiations between the U.S. Postal Service and two unions failed over the weekend when contracts expired. Postal workers are not allowed by Congress to strike, but the development is the latest setback for the beleaguered agency. Talks with the National Rural Letter Carriers [...]
Roche To Cut 6 Percent Of Workforce
November 17th, 2010
davidguide Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Basel, Switzerland (AHN) – Pharmaceutical company Roche announced a major restructuring on Wednesday that would cut 6 percent of its global work force. The Swiss company is removing 4,800 positions over a two-year period starting next year. The initiative, called Operation Excellence, is expected to save 1.8 billion Swiss [...]
Roche To Cut 6 Percent Of Workforce
November 17th, 2010
davidguide Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Basel, Switzerland (AHN) – Pharmaceutical company Roche announced a major restructuring on Wednesday that would cut 6 percent of its global work force. The Swiss company is removing 4,800 positions over a two-year period starting next year. The initiative, called Operation Excellence, is expected to save 1.8 billion Swiss [...]
Former Alabama Trooper Pleads Guilty To 1965 Civil Rights Era Shooting
November 16th, 2010
davidguide Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Marion, AL, United States (AHN) – A 77-year-old former Alabama state trooper has pleaded guilty to killing a black man in 1965. The murder sparked one of the great civil rights marches of the era. James Fowler admitted to the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson, who was 26 [...]
Consumer Reports Poll Uncovers How Americans Spend Holiday Season
November 16th, 2010
davidguide Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Yonkers, NY, United States (AHN) – A new Consumer Reports holiday shopping poll has found that the average American expects to spend about 42 hours buying, wrapping, and returning gifts, as well as partying and traveling to visit family and friends during the 2010 holiday season. “When you [...]
Pentagon Shaken, Secretary Condemns DADT Review Leak, Orders Probe
November 13th, 2010
davidguide Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The Pentagon on Friday reacted to the reported leaks of the draft findings of a working group studying the impact of change of policy as the U.S. prepares to repeal the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the armed services. Defense [...]
Commodities Prices Fall On Chinese Interest Rates Fears
November 13th, 2010
davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Commodities prices for precious metals, oil and agricultural raw materials took the hardest fall in 18 months on news that China might take steps to avert inflation. Prices of commodities futures fell by up to 3.8 percent on news that China’s central [...]
Overseas Filipino Workers To Send Total $21.3 Billion Remittances For 2010
November 10th, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff D.C., Washington, United States (AHN) – A World Bank report said that even if the global economy has slowed down, migrant workers’ remittance will continue to rise. The bank estimates that money sent home by Filipino overseas workers would reach a total of $21.3 billion for 2010. The figure is higher compared [...]


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Hispanics Decry Tennessee Lawmaker’s “Rats” Comment
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Nashville, TN, United States (AHN) – Immigrant and Latino communities in Tennessee are up in arms over a remark by state Rep. Curry Todd likening immigrants to “rats” that “multiply.” The lawmaker has refused to apologize. Latino Memphis, the Tennessee Equality Project, Workers Interfaith Network and other organizations are [...]