Digital News Report- According to a report released by the Campaign for America’s Future (CAF), an additional 27,547 students in California can receive Pell Grants for college if lender subsidies are cut. …
Category: Current Events
New and Existing Home Sales on Upswing – Lower Prices Spur Demand
There has been some good economic news released this week by the U.S. Commerce Department and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On Monday the NAR reported that existing homes sales actually rose in February after declining for 7 straight months.
China Blocks YouTube
Digital News Report- Since China chose to block YouTube, the online video sharing site, on Monday many groups have stepped forward in opposition of the action. Some suspect that the government blocked…
Unemployment in Santa Cruz, California Rises
Digital News Report- Unemployment in Santa Cruz County has risen from 12.6% to 13.1% in the past year, which is far higher than the statewide 10.9% and the national rate of 8.9%. …
Pope Says Condoms Makes AIDS worse
Digital News Report- Pope Benedict has arrived in Cameroon in Africa to kick off his first papal tour of Africa. Cameroon is the start of a six day visit to the area,…
Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dorhn to be cited in 1970 SF Bombing
Digital News Report- The San Francisco Police Officers’ Association (SFPOA) tells in a letter to Clif Kincaid of America’s Survival Inc. that evidence in the 1970 bombing murder of a San Francisco…
The Recession, Your Health, and Your Business
Digital News Report- The sinking economy has taken its toll on the average American not only financially, but mentally and physically as well. According to Dr. Michael Kane, a psychiatrist and medical…
Third Death in Northern Ireland IRA Attack
Digital News Report- A police officer has been shot and killed in Northern Ireland during an attack by the Real Irish Republican Army (IRA). This marks the third member of security forces…
Bay Bridge Oil Spill Pilot Pleads Guilty
Digital News Report- John Joseph Cota, the pilot who steered a container ship into the San Bay Bridge and causing a 53,000 gallon oil spill in 2007, plead guilty to violating misdemeanor…
Zimbabwe PM Injured, Wife Killed in Car Accident
Digital News Report– Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his wife were in an auto accident with a truck south of the capital, Harare. Tsvangirai is currently in stable condition, but his…