Robert Bobb, the emergency manager of Detroit, said Thursday that he will send layoff notices to 5,466 unionized employees. This is in line with their attempt to regain the public school system’s financial stability. Bobb which is a temporary head in the district announced that in order to match Detroit’s declining enrollment rate, he will […]

The ruling party of Prime Minister Naoto Kan suffered losses from the local elections held over their weekend after the nuclear power plant crisis further weakened his governance. Shintaro Ishihara still won his fourth term regardless of what he said; that the disastrous earthquake and tsunami was a divine punishment for the country. Ishihara is […]

A long term plan, which is likely to offer solution on the budget deficit reduction, is being proposed by President Obama on Wednesday. In his speech, Obama is likely to ask for a “shared sacrifice,” which involves budget cuts and taxes to solve the country’s national debts. An even larger budget fight awaits President Barrack […]

Japan widened its evacuation zone surrounding the quake-hit nuclear power plant due to increased levels of radiation, which have had accumulated, as a strong aftershock hit the area on Monday, a month after the devastating incident occurred. Tokyo and eastern part of Japan was shook with a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Monday evening, which then […]

iPads will supplement crayons and flashcards in kindergarten classes. Many supporters are excited with this technological development in the country’s educational system, but detractors think that we may be wasting a lot of money on something pupils may be too young to appreciate. Next fall, around 300 young children in kindergarten in central Maine will […]

During a preliminary ruling, a federal judge said that bracelets that say “I (heart) boobies!” are not vulgar and should not be barred by school officials who think they are inappropriate. The bracelets are sold to raise funds in support of breast cancer. The ruling went for two Easton girls who were suspended after wearing […]

Japan is ready to end pumping radioactive water into the ocean by Sunday, according to a report released by Reuters. This action is expected to help alleviate the concerns coming from Japan’s neighboring countries because of their fear of spreading radiation from the current nuclear crisis in Fukushima power plant. However, there have been problems […]

A widespread search for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami was launched by about 22,000 troops in Japan. National Police Agency in Japan reported that death toll from the tragic incident had already risen to almost 13,000 people. Still, there is about 14,691 people missing. There were 4,683 people injured and 151,00 others […]

One person was killed and many were injured after military troops violently dispersed a mass of protesters in Egypt, the country’s health ministry said on Saturday. The fight came in hours after protesters gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday. The protesters rallied that the military act against president Mubarak, including his family for suspected case […]

U.S. Presiden Barack Obama is expected to settle differences with Republicans on Wednesday to draw out a plan regarding the country’s growing debt and some saving options. Some of these saving alternatives are possible tax increase and trimming costs in a couple of government programs such as Medicare. Officials said on Monday this week that […]