Want a green card? Easy, buy a US house
FOREIGNERS may soon be given green cards in exchange for buying US houses in a bid to kick start the nation's reeling economy. Want a green card? Easy, buy a US house
US poverty hits 50-year high
IN A grim picture of economic turmoil, US figures show the number of people living in poverty last year hit 46.2 million, the most in half a century. US poverty hits 50-year high
Rebound worst since Depression
TWO years ago, US officials said, the worst recession since the Great Depression ended. The stumbling recovery has also proven to be the worst since that economic disaster of the 1930s. US rebound worst since Depression
Galea accused lose bid to scrap trial
TWO career criminals accused of a violent 1974 shotgun murder of Australian socialite Patricia Galea have had their bid for freedom dashed in a Los Angeles courtroom. Galea accused lose bid to scrap trial
Nestle battles greens over water
IN the idyllic town of Cascade Locks, on the north slope of Mount Hood, an autopsy on three dead rainbow trout may play a role in Nestle's efforts to reverse a deep slide in its bottled-water business. Nestle battles greens over water
