Monthly Archives: February 2015
Obama nominates first U.S. Ambassador to Somalia in 24 years
President Barack Obama has nominated the first U.S. ambassador to Somalia in 24 years. She is Katherine Simonds Dhanani, a Foreign Service veteran who...
Immigrants: Past, Present and Potential
The Immigrant has a special place in our national psyche. The story of the downtrodden coming to these shores, escaping religious and/or political persecution,...
Ebola Orphans food drive to be held in Minnesota
A food drive to benefit the orphans and neglected children stemming for the Ebola outbreak that devastated Liberia, Guinea and sierra leone, kicks off...
University of Minnesota Professor Samuel Myers receives Westerfield Award from the National Economic Association
Dr. Samuel Myers, Jr., the Roy Wilkins Professor of Human Relations and Social Justice at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs,...
Cancer locks a deadly grip on Africa, yet it’s barely noticed
HARARE - Hidden by the struggles to defeat Ebola, malaria and drug-resistant tuberculosis, a silent killer has been moving across the African continent, superseding infections...
Money transfers cut off to Somalia
Pressured by the U.S. government's anti-terrorism crackdown, a small Southern California bank is cutting off a crucial source of aid to families in war-ravaged...
IRS launches directory of federal tax return preparers
The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new online directory of tax return preparers just as the tax filing season has kicked into gear. The...
Planning international travel? Don’t forget about immunizations!
Measles kills 400 children in the world every day. It is very contagious and travels easily from one continent to another. But, there is...