US Labor Department issues proposed rulemaking revising H-2B program Proposed rule seeks to enhance access to jobs, benefits and protections for US workers WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and…
Japan may build robots to play the violin, run marathons and preside over weddings, but it has not deployed any of the machines to help repair its crippled reactors. While robots are commonplace in the…
Donald Trump, the business mogul who continues to claim he is seriously interested in mounting a bid for the White House, says he has doubts about whether President Obama was born in the United States.…
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Over the last several days, the American people have been both heartbroken and deeply concerned about the developments in Japan. We’ve seen an earthquake and tsunami render…
San Francisco is a plethora of iconic sites and classic aspects found nowhere else. Though I usually prefer to travel “The Road Not Taken”, otherwise known as the locations not crowded with the season’s handful…
Third-year UCLA student Alexandra Wallace, who went viral over the weekend with a racist YouTube rant about Asian students in the university library, has issued an apology through the school’s newspaper. “Clearly the original video…
Sendai, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday the risk of further releases of radioactive material remains “very high,” as crews struggle to contain an increasingly critical crisis at a damaged nuclear plant.…
Conclusion of ICF DC International Conference and Candlelight Vigil — March 4, 2011 Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2011) The Indonesian Christian Fellowship in Washington, DC (ICF DC) gathered on March 4, 2011 to hold an…
These hearings are going on to create more fear of Muslims. Our community is disgusted. It is obvious that these hearings are targeting Muslims, creating an environment of fear for every American to look at…
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley resigned on Sunday after reports that he labeled as “stupid” and “ridiculous” the Pentagon’s treatment of a U.S. soldier accused of leaking secret documents that appeared on the WikiLeaks website.…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â March 13, 2011 Statement from the Press Secretary on the Ongoing U.S. Response to the Earthquakes and Tsunami in…
What kind of nuclear reactor is involved? The reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant are boiling- water reactors. The reactor affected by the explosion is Fukushima Daiichi 1. It was connected to the grid in…
For most of us, setting the clock forward in the spring is a sad occasion, a sign that we’re losing an hour of sleep. Daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m. in most of…
Are we there yet? Is the U.S. home market on the upswing? As Alan Greenspan would say, “there are shoots,” although a true spring in housing is still hampered by a chilly economic climate throughout…
In the long-anticipated–and by some accounts long-dreaded–hearing held by GOP Rep. Peter T. King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, on the extent of radicalization in the American Muslim community, Muslim radicalism within the…
The Dalai Lama has announced his intention to relinquish his political responsibilities as head of Tibet’s government-in-exile. He made the announcement during a speech to mark the 52nd anniversary of the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising…
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