UN relief supplies finally arrive in Myanmar

It's been five days since the cyclone hit Myanmar, and only now is the first UN aid arriving in the country, due to complications over the ruling junta allowing foreign aid into the country."The first seven tons...

Dem. Leadership; "Mistake Was Made" House Forms Panel

In an extraordinary move Dems close vote as Latino Congressmen try to change vote."The House last night unanimously agreed to create a special select committee, with subpoena powers, to investigate Republican...

Roots of Latino/black anger

"Longtime prejudices, not economic rivalry, fuel tensions. January 7, 2007 By Tanya K. Hernandez THE ACRIMONIOUS relationship between Latinos and African Americans in Los Angeles is growing hard to ignore. Although last weekend's black-versus-Latino race riot at Chino state...

Dutch Voters Favor Prime Minister's Christian Democrats [a vote toward Dutch ...

"THE HAGUE, Nov. 23 -- Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's right-of-center Christian Democratic Appeal party, which has led efforts to curtail Muslim immigration at a time of growing xenophobia in the...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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