CTReaderEast.com Local News, Read all about it!: National Headlines Higher Jobless Rates Could Be New Normal ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 06:30:29 Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could linger for years. In Hawaii, School Partly Out For Recession ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 06:36:43 Hawaii creates the nation's shortest school year under a new union contract that closes schools on most Fridays to cut costs. Police Stop Driver For 15 Violations In 11 Minutes ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 12:16:24 Authorities say an Italian man took reckless driving to new heights in 11 frantic minutes of traffic violations in eastern Switzerland. Officials: Stimulus Aids 250K Teaching Jobs ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 12:48:36 The Obama administration says spending aimed at boosting the economy has created or saved 250,000 teaching or other education jobs. Obamas Attend Parent-Teacher Conference ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 02:34:40 President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend parent-teacher conferences at their daughters' private school. Lots More Planets Found Outside Solar System ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 02:41:05 Astronomers find 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence that the universe has many places where life could develop. Japanese Catch 59 Whales ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 02:59:52 Japan said Monday it has caught 59 whales -- one short of the maximum allowed by international guidelines -- under a research program that critics Bankruptcy Filing Stalls Church Sex Case ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 03:43:05 A sex abuse case against a Delaware Catholic Diocese and a former priest will be delayed after the diocese files for bankruptcy protection. Nearly A Third Of Afghan President's Votes Voided ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 04:05:27 U.N.-backed fraud investigators on Monday threw out nearly a third President Hamid Karzai's votes from the country's disputed August election. The findings set the stage Fed Boss Says US Should Cut Budget Deficit ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 04:16:33 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday called for the United States to whittle down its record-high budget deficits and for countries like China to Pacific Hurricane Rick Weakens, Blamed In Death ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 04:30:35 Hurricane Rick was still more than a day away from the resorts of Baja California on Monday but the 13-foot (4-meter) waves it kicked up Lawyer Expects Balloon Hoax Charges ================================================================================ Headlines on 19 October, 2009 04:55:40 The lawyer for the man accused of perpetrating the balloon boy hoax says he expects authorities to bring charges soon. Will US Factories Show Signs Of Life? ================================================================================ Headlines on 17 October, 2009 11:56:37 There are signs the nation's factories are stirring from one of the worst recessions in decades. Investors this week will find out how awake they White House Advisers Say Fox News Is Not News ================================================================================ Headlines on 18 October, 2009 07:25:30 White House advisers pledged on Sunday to book administration officials on Fox News despite claims by the president's inner circle that the cable television network 3rd Person Dies In Ariz. Sweat Lodge; Suit Planned ================================================================================ Headlines on 18 October, 2009 09:01:36 The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday that she Wounded US Troops Return To Iraq To Find Closure ================================================================================ Headlines on 18 October, 2009 09:11:26 As America's military role in Iraq winds down, the U.S. is grappling with how to help some of the more than 30,000 troops injured in Convicted Ohio Priest Says He Didn't Murder Nun ================================================================================ Headlines on 18 October, 2009 09:41:30 A Roman Catholic priest imprisoned for killing a nun 29 years ago told a newspaper that he is innocent, but a prosecutor and the victim's Adviser: Obama Awaiting Finished Health Care Bill ================================================================================ Headlines on 18 October, 2009 10:22:26 The White House will not commit to health care legislation that would cap insurance premiums or tax benefits, taking a wait-and-see approach as congressional negotiators