U~T San Diego County Jobless Rate Plunges To 7% San Diego County’s unemployment rate in April hit its lowest point since November 2008, but how it got there wasn’t due to robust job growth. | At an even 7 percent, the April jobless rate was the... (photo: WN / Luum Photos) Development Growth Photos Sandiego Unmployment Wikipedia: San Diego The Wichita Eagle Transportation nominee Anthony Foxx prepares for DC debut at confirmation hearing WASHINGTON — Anthony Foxx appears to have a clear path to confirmation as U.S. transportation secretary next week, as virtually all of his 16 predecessors have. | Yet while most of them were Was... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin) Photos Politics Transport USA Wikipedia: Anthony Foxx Top Stories Wall Street Journal En Garde! By DAVID WESSEL | IT IS NO EASY JOB, being the grand negotiator at almost every financial crisis in the world in these troubled times. But as head of the International Mo... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo) Christine Lagarde Europe Financial Crisis Photos Wikipedia: Christine Lagarde Deutsche Welle Alone among enemies in Afghanistan The Bundeswehr is packing up and withdrawing from Afghanistan. Threatened by Taliban and unemployment, local Afghan employees feel abandoned and fear for their safety. | ... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) Afghanistan Defense Photos Taliban Wikipedia: Afghanistan The Examiner Tourism increases in Florida and more jobs are created “More people visited Florida this past quarter than ever before,” Governor Scott said. “Record visitation to the Sunshine State means more jobs and opportunities fo... (photo: WN / Luum Photos) Family Florida Jobs Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Florida The Star Lonmin South Africa workers strike, raise fears of mine unrest MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - South African workers of world No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all of the company's mine o... (photo: AP / Denis Farrell) Mining Photos Protest SAfrica Wikipedia: Marikana miners' strike Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dalai Lama address to Assembly will run online The Dalai Lama is scheduled to speak to the state Assembly about 3 p.m. Tuesday and also plans to meet with Gov. Scott Walker . | The Tibetan spiritual leader's Assembly ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) Culture Photos Politics Tibet Wikipedia: Dalai Lama Reuters Greek workers walk off the job to protest ban on teachers' strike ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek state workers walked off the job on Tuesday to protest a government decision to ban a strike by high-school teachers, shutting down schools and r... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis) Economy Greece Photos Protest Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis BBC News What does it take to be a great foreign secretary? What makes a great foreign minister? Some of those who have held the great office of state, including Lord Carrington, David Owen and David Miliband, and some of the amba... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) Britain Europe Photos Politics Wikipedia: David Miliband Stars and Stripes With Pentagon facing cost-cutting pressure, how will Scott AFB fare? SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — This sprawling Air Force base has grown impressively in the decade since the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq tha... (photo: US DoD / DOD) Attacks Decade Pentagon Photos Wikipedia: Pentagon Richmond Times Dispatch Build ‘safety trampolines’for homeless Like many in our community, I was saddened to hear that Freedom House was closing its doors after almost 30 years of compassionate service to our less-fortunate neighbors... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Children Entertainment House Photos Wikipedia: Trampoline
