Civil Service
JOHANNESBURG - A newborn died Thursday as he was being rushed from a rural government clinic shut down by South Africa's civil service strike, an example of the costs of a strike that has hit hospitals, schools and courts across the country.
NEW YORK - Cash-strapped states from Maine to Hawaii are tearing up the pink slips - for now - relieved that the $26 billion state aid bill passed by Congress this week has saved hundreds of thousands of jobs.
MIAMI - Gretchen Marfisi was enjoying her summer, reading a book when the call came: The high school where she taught art would not be hiring her back in the fall.
ATLANTA - Dave Ebersbach lost his job as a math teacher this summer, and he spends each day hoping that his poverty-stricken school in Ohio will call up and offer him his position back.
ATLANTA - Dave Ebersbach lost his job as a math teacher this summer, and he spends each day hoping that his poverty-stricken school in Ohio will call up and offer him his position back.
More News
- Senate approves jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs
- Senate passes bill to save teacher, police jobs
- Jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs nears approval
- Senate jobs bill clears key hurdle
- Democrats seek GOP help for last-ditch jobs bill
- Iffy Senate outlook for state aid package
- Fiscal crises threaten Europe's generous benefits
- Calif pension fund asks state for additional $600M
- Final countdown: One more day until the Oscars
- Gifts, parties and celebs: L.A. readies for Oscars
- European Union pushes cuts for indebted countries
- Ex-Clinton prosecutor Starr named Baylor president
- State of the Union speech text
