News Headlines
Thursday, September 09, 2010

U.S. Markets Ride Higher on Job Data

U.S. markets added to recent gains Thursday morning, after the Department of Labor said 27,000 fewer first-time jobless claims were filed last week.

Business News

Global Economic Recovery Slowing Down More than Foreseen

The global economic recovery may be slowing down faster than had been expected, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Thursday in Paris.

Noticias

Nina Vaca Designada Presidenta de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Estados Unidos

Nina Vaca-Humrichouse fue designada presidenta de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Estados Unidos y Jeanette Hernández Prenger fue nombrada vicepresidente

Arts & Entertainment News

Tom Brady Involved in Serious Car Crash

Tom Brady, New England Patriot star quarterback, has been involved in a serious car crash, but has emerged unhurt, according to reports.

Media News

Crystal Bowersox, from Sickbed to Rave Reviews on American Idol (VIDEO)

Crystal Bowersox, the American Idol contestant whose illness had fans wondering if she'd be disqualified due to turning in a "no-show," instead came roaring back into the spotlight with a show-stealing performance on Wednesday night.

Hispanic Republicans Assess Their Party's Failure in 2008

Hispanic political leaders, some Republican and some not, spent the last two weeks assessing and arguing over the Republican Party's failure at the polls on November 4. A key lesson of the election, many declared, is that the Hispanic vote is increasing in strength and will be crucial for any party, be they Republican or Democrat, that desires to win the top national offices. For some Republican leaders, that is a cause for worry.

Political News

Obama, Republicans Jostle Over Tax Plans

President Obama challenged Republicans on Wednesday to join him in expanding business tax breaks, building roads and rails, and cutting taxes on the middle class -- policies he ascribed to past Republican presidents.

Education News

College Gender Gap Narrows . . . Except for Hispanics

The perplexing college gender gap in which 57 percent of all U.S. undergraduates are women has, for the first time in years, failed to grow even wider, with one exception: Hispanic men continue to lose ground on Hispanic women, according to a new study.