Reasons of Decline in Property Business Even at The Presence of Hard Money

Most of us do not even know about the real abilities and what we can do with the high spirits. I have been on the phone with a few real estate investors in Virginia and one of things we talked about is the causes of decline in property investment in Virginia. There are reasons of [...]

Former Olympic medalist Carl Lewis fails to qualify for New Jersey state senate run

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Trenton, NJ, United States (AHN) – American athlete Carl Lewis (D) may have won medals in the Olympics in track and field events, but he was found not qualified to run for the New Jersey state senate on Tuesday. Lewis, who won nine gold medals in four summer games, sought [...]

Internal investigation reveals numerous Fiesta Bowl missteps; CEO Junker fired

Kareem Shaker – AHN Sports Reporter Tempe, AZ, United States (AHN Sports) – An internal investigation commissioned by a special Bowl committee last October and released Tuesday on the Fiesta Bowl has revealed several missteps by officials and employees, including excessive spending on bowl employees, politicians and business associates despite rules barring it from using [...]

Birthright citizenship, immigration bils fail in Republican-held Arizona Senate

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Phoenix, AZ, United States (AHN) – Arizona’s GOP-held Senate has voted down five immigration bills that would have, among others, forced the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the 14th Amendment. The state last year enacted a controversial immigration law allowing police to detain people suspected of being illegal [...]

DEA seizes Georgia’s execution drug over import, safety issues

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Atlanta, GA, United States (AHN) – The Drug Enforcement Administration confiscated Georgia’s supply of a substance used in lethal injections on Tuesday amid allegations the drug, sodium thiopental, is expired and was illegally imported by the state. The DEA has not released details of the seizure but a spokesman [...]

Barbour’s spokesman resigns over jokes on tsunami

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Jackson, MI, United States (AHN) – Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s press secretary has stepped down after a report about internal emails making light of the disaster in Japan and disparaging former Attorney General Janet Reno. Barbour, who has said he will decide on a White House bid in the [...]

Saudi king returns home, orders more benefits to citizens

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (AHN) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah returned home Wednesday after months of recuperation abroad and immediately ordered an increase in social benefits for citizens. The king, who underwent spinal surgery in the U.S. in November and stayed in New York and Morocco to recuperate, issued [...]

Idaho teachers protest proposed overhaul

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Boise, ID, United States (AHN) – Hundreds of teachers rallied across Idaho on Presidents’ Day to protest a bill that would make drastic changes in education, including investments in technology and cuts to teaching positions. Teachers, parents and students gathered in Boise, Twin Falls and other locations to call [...]

NY City budget requires mass teacher layoffs, reduced social services

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor New York City, NY, United States (AHN) – New York Michael Bloomberg is under fire for proposing an annual budget requiring mass teacher layoffs and cuts to social services for infants and the elderly. Citing reduced funding from the state and the deficit, the mayor has proposed eliminating 6,166 [...]

Commissioner Roger Goodell won’t rule out lockout at state of the NFL address

Kareem Shaker – AHN Sports Reporter Dallas, TX, United States (AHN Sports) – Commissioner Roger Goodell wouldn’t rule out the possibility of a looming lockout following the expiration of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement when speaking at the annual pre-Super Bowl state of the NFL address Friday. But Goodell contends there are no serious “dealbreakers” [...]