Charlie Hebdo returns with forgiving message BARELY a week after its deadliest terror attack in decades, France continued to mourn for the 17 victims who died during the three days of bloodshed in Paris, while its government led by President Francois Hollande promised to fortify the nation’s security against extremists and revitalize its people. France…
KAISER Permanente’s 2,600 mental health employees throughout California went on strike on Monday, Jan. 12 to protest what they deem a lack of staffing that, in turn, affects care. Therapists and social workers employed by the health care provider demonstrated to demand that Kaiser provide quality and timely mental health care at its psychiatry clinics…
PRESIDENT Obama met with the new Republican-led Congress for the first time this year on Tues, Jan. 13, staking out areas of compromise in big political issues, such as trade, tax reform, and cybersecurity. “I’m hopeful that with a spirit of cooperation and putting America first, we can be in a position where at the…
NISSAN North America and NASA’s Ames Research Center announced Thursday, Jan. 8, a five-year partnership to develop driverless vehicles that can navigate on Earth and Mars. Engineers from both groups will work together at the Nissan research facility in Silicon Valley to develop new technology that can be used in both cars and space rovers….
KAISER Permanente’s 2,600 mental health employees throughout California went on strike on Monday, Jan. 12 to protest what they deem a lack of staffing that, in turn, affects care. Therapists and social workers employed by the health care provider demonstrated to demand that Kaiser provide quality and timely mental health care at its psychiatry clinics…
The Philippines is gearing up for the arrival of Pope Francis on Thursday, January 15. Drivers, newscasters, government officials, street vendors, Catholics, non-Catholics and just about everyone in the country are talking about the madness of traffic during the Papal events due to the expected millions of people that will be participating. Manila Bulletin, the…
Among the executive actions on immigration announced by President Obama last 11/20/2014 is the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability or DAPA. DAPA is a form of a prosecutorial discretion program to be administered by the Department of Homeland Security, through the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) which allows a qualified undocumented parent of a…
HUMAN feces may be part of the answer to addressing sanitation issues that cause thousands of deaths each year. A new system called the Omniprocessor, developed by Janicki Industries Inc. and funded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, converts human waste into drinkable water and elecricity. In a video posted on Gates’ blog, the Microsoft founder is…
IT was no surprise that over five million Filipino Catholic devotees joined the procession of the 408-year-old image of the Black Nazarene on Friday, Jan. 9. The image has been a celebrated icon ever since its arrival in 1606 from Acapulco, Mexico. The image depicting Christ with a dark complexion was a sculpture by an…
2015 marks the year when qualified undocumented immigrants are now given the privilege to have a state issued driver’s license and to drive freely in the Golden State, without any fear of being apprehended and deported just because of their immigration status. Such a liberating experience was owned by no less than the most known…
Statute of limitations CLIENT says that he owed about $50,000 of credit cards, which he stopped paying in 2007. But last month, he received a copy of a judgment for $21,000 for one credit card. I looked at the judgment, and it says that the judgment was entered on July 12, 2013. He says that…
(Part 1 of 3) BAN on Plastic Bags: New law requires that supermarkets and large pharmacies stop distributing plastic bags effective July 1, 2015. The ban will include convenience stores in 2016. The law does not apply to bags used for fruits, vegetables, or meats. Bike Trails: Local agencies, including cities and park districts, may propose…
CLASSIFYING workers as ‘independent contractors’ (ICs) allows businesses to pass on the costs of running the business to workers. This ploy, however, did not fool the federal Court of Appeal when it ruled against FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (FedEx) in one of the most important cases to come out last year concerning the correct…
ARE you struggling with debt problems and don’t know what to do? Are you unable to sleep at night worrying about your finances? Has the idea of filing for bankruptcy crossed your mind but you’re not sure if this is the right thing to do? Relax. Most people in your situation feel the same way….
THE Fil-Am community, characteristically controlled by men, is highly-motivated by independent women. They pursue common goods and interests over coffee or meals, largely conceived, created, produced events. Call it female power. Their paths frequently intersect and overlap, socializing with many of the same people. They are well-educated, polished, with careers in almost ever instance, preceding…
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) announced Thursday, Jan. 8, that she would not seek re-election in 2016. Boxer made the announcement in a video with her grandson who “interviewed” her, asking questions on behalf of reporters who had been asking about her re-election bid for the past few months. The incumbent California Senator began her career in Congress…
The price of the 2015 Cadillac CTS has been cut in an effort to combat dwindling demand for the luxury mid-sized sedan in the United States. General Motors told Cadillac dealers on Wednesday, Jan. 7 that it would reduce the price of the three best-selling packages of options on the model by up to $3,000,…
Google Inc. may be taking steps toward online auto insurance sales in the United States. A company called Google Compare Auto Insurance Services is licensed to sell insurance in 26 states, said Forrester Research principle analyst Ellen Carney, who expects the California pilot for the new service to launch in the first quarter of 2015….
Department store chains Macy’s and JC Penney are closing several locations and cutting down on employees in 2015 to focus on aligning services with consumer demands and habits, and to ensure company success. Macy’s, which also owns the Bloomingdale’s chain, announced it would restructure by moving workers from 830 Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores and shutting…
With a firming labor market, more Americans are employed The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week and job cuts declined sharply in December, suggesting a tightening labor market. Reports from the US Labor Department, released on Thursday, Jan. 8, support views of faster growth this year, driven by consumer spending,…
PRESIDENT Barack Obama announced on Jan. 8 his newest plan to make two years of community college publicly funded, free and available to all Americans. The sweeping, multibillion-dollar proposal would make higher education as accessible as a high school diploma to boost weak US wages and improve lifelong skills for the modern workforce. In a public…
AFTER a two-day manhunt across the French countryside, police have confirmed the deaths of two terror suspects responsible for the Jan. 7 attack on a satirical newspaper in Paris. French-Algerian brothers Cherif Kouachi, 32, Said Kouachi, 34, were cornered by police in a printing warehouse on Friday evening, Jan. 9, in the northern village of…
THE House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, designed to pump oil from Canada to the US Gulf Coast, on Friday, Jan. 8. Votes were counted 266-153 with 28 Democrats voting in support, despite the White House’s renewed pledge to veto the legislation after a Nebraska court removed a…
CUBA has begun releasing some of the 53 individuals the United States deems political prisoners, the State Department said, as part of the two nations’ agreement last month to normalize diplomatic relations. The government released 19-year-old twin brothers Diango Vargas Martin and Bianco Vargas Martin on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 7, Reuters reported. Both were arrested…
IN A tight race for the next American city to bid for hosting an Olympic Games, Boston was announced the winner, beating out major cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington DC. “This selection is in recognition of our city’s talent, diversity and global leadership,” said Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. “Our goal is to…
(Part 1 of 3) A second chance at life An unidentifiable energy kept him whirling down into an unfathomed depth where a strange ray of light from the tunnel’s end offered him faint hope. He wanted to free himself from the bondage that compellingly engulfed him but the powerful twirl kept him spinning uncontrollably until…
A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that eating a small bowl of oatmeal everyday may be the secret to a longer life. The long-term study, published Monday, Jan. 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that eating more whole-grain foods—especially bran, the fibrous outer layer of cereal grain—could lower an individual’s risk of…
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a series of executive actions that would benefit certain classes of aliens. In the coming months, USCIS will come up with guidance in implementing these policies. DACA expanded Deferred Acton for Childhood Arrivvals (DACA) has been expanded to include individuals born prior to June 15, 1981 provided they…
Starting Jan. 25, AT&T’s 50 million Mobile Share Value customers will be able to rollover unused data to the following month, the company announced Wednesday. The news comes a shortly after T-Mobile revealed ‘Data Stash,’ a feature that allows its customers to roll over unused high-speed data. The ‘stash’ can be used any time in…
Cuba has begun releasing some of the 53 individuals the United States deems political prisoners, the State Department said, as part of the two nations’ agreement last month to normalize diplomatic relations. The government released 19-year-old twin brothers Diango Vargas Martin and Bianco Vargas Martin on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 7, Reuters reported. Both were arrested…
