Half of new grads are jobless or underemployed
WASHINGTON — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions...
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European Parliament calls for sanctions against Argentina
The European Parliament passed a resolution condemning Argentina’s nationalisation of YPF and called for a partial suspension of tariffs that benefit exports from the South American country to the EU. The EU assembly branded...
Petrol panic may have kept UK out of recession
Warm weather and widespread petrol panic helped drive the biggest increase in British retail sales in more than a year in March, raising chances that recovering consumer spending may have helped the economy to...
The Office of Financial Research
It is the most powerful federal agency you’ve never heard of — and lawmakers from both parties on Thursday vowed to keep abreast of its astonishing growth and rein it in, if necessary. The...
Bishop compares Obama’s actions to Stalin, Hitler
The Anti-Defamation League wants an apology from Peoria’s bishop following a recent homily comparing President Barack Obama’s policies to those of despots Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. During the message at St. Mary’s Cathedral in...
Angry North Korea threatens retaliation
(Reuters) – A bristling North Korea said on Wednesday it was ready to retaliate in the face of international condemnation over its failed rocket launch, increasing the likelihood the hermit state will push ahead with a...
What local cops learn from cellphone records
The war on drugs has gone digital; but is it also a war on cellphone users? That’s just one of the questions raised by an msnbc.com investigation into use of cellphone tracking data by local...
Texas Hopes to Learn Lessons from Searing Drought
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Susan Combs was growing up on her family’s West Texas ranch, conserving water was part of everyday life: If the windmill wasn’t turning and the storage tank at least...
Most Americans back gun lobby, right to use deadly force
(Reuters) – Most Americans support the right to use deadly force to protect themselves – even in public places – and have a favorable view of the National Rifle Association, the main gun-lobby group,...
Obama is sending $147 million Hamas-run Gaza
Against GOP objections, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that the Obama administration is sending $147 million in funding to the West Bank and Hamas-run Gaza. Despite a “hold by House Foreign Affairs Committee...
