Realizing the dream
The Peoples Weekly World 35th Annual African American History Month celebrations in Connecticut last weekend had overflow crowds in Hartford and New Haven including many young people. The events featured local panels, music and a tribute to W.E.B. Du Bois.
Oscar ratings improve as 'Slumdog Millionaire' dominates awards
Preliminary numbers released Monday showed that ratings for the 81st Academy Award show overnight climbed about six percent from last year's record low.
Tom Cruise 'flustered' by Penelope Cruz
Tom Cruise was 'weird' and 'awkward' when he bumped into his ex-girlfriend Penelope Cruz.
Yahoo's new tools to hit the stands
(Xinhua/Agencies) In a bid to strengthen its online adverts and attract users, Yahoo Inc. will launch several tools Tuesday to help marketers better use its services amid global meltdown.
Stimulus package to help workers keep health care coverage
Two important health care measures that were included in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package will begin to be implemented this week and will ensure that millions of working families impacted by the recession are able to keep their existing health care benefits or find affordable coverage.
Celebrating Black history and Obamas roots
CHICAGO –To celebrate African American history month, the People’s Weekly World and Workers Education Society hosted a distinguished panel over a delicious meal of the city’s finest soul food. Historian Dr. Timuel Black, civil rights, HIV/AIDS activist and former government official Brenetta Howell Barrett and Political Affairs publisher Joe Sims spoke on the “Roots of Obama and the struggle for equality in a new era.”
Stanford: Biggest Texas scandal since Enron
HOUSTON – With typical Texas flamboyance, Sir Robert Allen Stanford built a financial empire which stretched across Texas, through Mexico, the Caribbean islands and into South America. He was charged by the SEC on Feb. 17 with defrauding investors of upwards of $8 billion in the most shocking financial scandal in Texas since the fall of Enron.
GOP senator says U.S. must rethink Cuba ban
WASHINGTON -(Associated Press) The U.S. policy of shunning communist Cuba by imposing a strict trade embargo has failed to prod the island nation toward democracy and should be re-evaluated, according to the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Man arrested for alleged ties with Al Qaeda
(Xinhua) A man living near Los Angeles has been ordered detained in federal custody for failing to reveal family ties to Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations when he applied for U.S. citizenship, it was reported on Saturday.
Violence funds not sheltered from budget cuts
WASHINGTON (WOMENSENEWS)--Women's safety advocates called on Congress Wednesday to hike funding for the nation's domestic violence shelters, which are being forced to scale back services or eliminate them altogether due to the ailing economy.
