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Texas jobless rate at lowest point since July 2009 | AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in December, the lowest it has been in 2½ years, as more than 20,000 nonfarm jobs were added for a second straight month,... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Austin American Statesman Austin Jobs Photos Texas Unemployment Wikipedia: Unemployment |
Fracking Education, the Earth and Each Other Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | Turning around, I knew I had recognized the voice that just came through the doorway. It was from a former student who had recently been in one of my U... (photo: AP / Amy Sancetta) WorldNews.com Education Environment Photos US Wikipedia: Hydraulic fracturing |
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Senior US official urges South Korea to cut crude oil imports from Iran | SEOUL, South Korea — A senior U.S. official is urging South Korea to reduce its crude oil imports from Iran to put pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program. | ... (photo: AP / Jung Yeon-je, Pool) The Washington Post Iran Oil Photos Seoul Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran |
Weather History: January 16: Record Temps, Storms, Snow, , Ice, Wind & Flooding | Meteorological events that happened on January 16th: | 1831 | A great snowstorm affected areas from Georgia to Maine. Accumulations exceeded 10 inches from the Ohio Val... (photo: Creative Commons) The Examiner Floods Photos Weather Wikipedia: Winter storm Wind |
Tanker with crucial fuel delivery arrives off Nome | ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Russian tanker has spent weeks muscling its way through hundreds of miles of Bering Sea ice several feet thick to get fuel to Nome. Now come... (photo: U.S. Coast Guard photo ) Austin American Statesman Alaska Fuel Photos Russia Tanker Wikipedia: Bering Sea |
Hillary Clinton and Leon Panetta condemn Marines urinating on Taliban (video) | Washington, DC – United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke out Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, about the video depicting U.S. Marines urinating on the dead ... (photo: Creative Commons / Marc Nozell) The Examiner Photos States Taliban Video Wikipedia/Hillary Clinton |
Karzai Condemns Video of Marines Urinating on Corpses Afghan President Hamid Karzai called a video that depicts U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban corpses "completely inhumane." | WASHINGTON — Afghan President Hamid Kar... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) US News Photos Politics US Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
More parents forgo immunizations for children Madison - A growing number of parents in Wisconsin are choosing not to have their children immunized. | Less than 1% of students did not get shots against measles and oth... (photo: Creative Commons / Julien Harneis) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Children Measles Parents Photos Wikipedia/Immunizations |