NORTH AMERICALouisiana: According to Shared Hope International, Baton Lounge, a county in Louisiana, is one of the top 10 cities in the U.S. with the highest human trafficking rate. In 2006, Hope International estimated 100 victims of domestic minor human trafficking in Baton Lounge - New...
Kinya Furuhata made history on Jan. 1 by becoming the first person from the private sector to serve as one of three executive directors of the National Consumer Affairs Center after the center sought applications from the public for the first time in its 40 years of operations. Furuhata's...
Canada's mining major, Teck Resources Ltd (Teck) has received the approval of BritishColumbia Utilities Commission for the sale of its one-third interest in the Waneta Dam to British...
12:59 PM By Dan Janison Rick Lazio, the GOP gubernatorial candidate fresh from Wall Street, just put in his own bid on the news-derivative market. His angle is that he clearly prefers the Democrats he plans to run against is...
Sarah Palin's had "crib notes" on her left hand while speaking at the Tea Party Convention. AP Photo Ed Reinke Last Saturday Sarah Palin gave her much-anticipated speech to the Tea Party Convention which was covered extensively by every major news network. It turns out the...
2/8/2010, 11:59 a.m. EST> The Associated Press (AP) HARRISBURG, Pa. - A key witness is testifying for a fifth straight day in the public corruptiontrial of a former House Democratic leader accused of funneling state resources into political campaigns. Former top House aide Mike Manzo...