GM files for bankruptcy
General Motors filed for bankruptcy, giving the US 60% ownership in the company thanks to a bail-out plan.
Academics
President announces new emissions, fuel-efficiency standards
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/19emissions.html President Obama announced on Tuesday that the US would impose tougher emissions and fuel-efficiency standards,…
British lord jailed for car accident while texting
The texting-while-driving accident caused 1 death and will land the driver a 12-week jail sentence.
Concern grows over recent cluster of child suicides
3 suicides in IL in 3 weeks, and officials are concerned that we are not paying enough attention to the signs of depression.
On the occasion of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday
President Obama will be in Springfield, Ill., this evening, in attendance at a dinner to honor…
Bur. of Labor Stats: Blacks with more school have jobs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/10/AR2009021003449.html According to a report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in celebration of Black…
Fla. 4-year-old missing from her bed. Abduction?
A 4-year-old girl is missing in Florida, and police are interviewing people in her life to find out what may have happened.
Blacks with more school have jobs
Young Black men without a HS diploma have a whopping-high unemployment rate. With a degree, the rate is much lower.
Australian bush fires claim about 200 lives
Australian bush fires, in the state of Victoria, including the area east of Melbourne, have already killed about 200 people.
On ratifying the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php? … geId=87929 The UN’s treaty, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, known as…