Now breathing on his own, former NBA star Lamar Odom has been taken from Las Vegas to Los Angeles to continue his recovery. ESPN, citing…
After an intense recovery following a devastating accident that almost claimed his life, comedian Tracy Morgan will return toSaturday Night Live. Morgan will join Miley…
via BBC News Hiring in the US has gathered momentum after government figures showed that the economy created 236,000 jobs in February. The figure was much higher than analysts had expected, and more than the 157,000 jobs created in January. The unemployment rate fell to 7.7% last month, the lowest since December 2008, from 7.9% […]
CHARDON, Ohio – Healing was the subject of a news conference with Chardon officials and class officers Friday as they talked about moving forward nearly…
via BBC News The US economy created 227,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate stayed at 8.3%, the lowest level in nearly three years. The Labor Department report also showed that job-creation figures in December and January were even stronger than first estimated. President Barack Obama said the figures showed the economy “getting stronger”. […]
via BBC News The US Congress has voted in favor of extending a payroll tax cut until the end of 2012, ending months of debate. The bill now moves on to President Barack Obama, who has promised to sign it into law. The deal would extend a payroll tax cut the White House says saves […]
via BBC News US retail sales rose at a faster-than-expected pace in September, offering signs of hope to the country’s economy. Sales were up by 1.1% over the previous month, beating economists’ forecasts. That is the biggest gain in seven months, according to seasonally adjusted data from the US Department of Commerce. Excluding vehicle sales […]
Federal authorities have ordered BP to get more aggressive with its plans to recover thousands of barrels of oil spewing from a broken well into the Gulf of Mexico, according to a letter made public Saturday. In the letter, Rear Adm. James Watson, the government’s on-scene incident manager, gave BP 48 hours to identify […]
US retail sales showed a surprise rise in February as consumers braved extreme bad weather to get to the shops. The US Commerce Department said retail sales rose 0.3% last month, whereas forecasts had predicted a fall of 0.2%. The rise, the biggest since November, fuelled hopes that economic recovery is gaining momentum and helped […]
Shaquille O’Neal is out of surgery and it was successful, which is the good news. The bad news is that the procedure Dr. Thomas Graham and Cavs team physician Dr. Richard Parker performed Monday morning in Baltimore on O’Neal’s right thumb ended his regular season. In announcing that O’Neal was out of surgery, the Cavaliers […]
