Josie Brooklyn Duggar is the 19th child of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar. The Duggar family is best known for their series on TLC, "19 and Counting." The family has 19 children - all of them biological. Their newest addition to the family was born some 15 weeks early, and was in the hospital for months following her birth in December.
Josie was released from the hospital previously, but she and her mom had to stay in a rental home in Little Rock because her siblings had the chicken pox.
Josie returns home at a healthy 9 pounds 1 ounce. She was ...
Michigan is one of the states hardest hit by the unemployment rate. Given that the emergency unemployment compensation benefits expired on June 2, passage of an extension of the extension is something that many Michiganders desire. Debbie Stabenow is listening to her constituents, and is supportive of a standalone unemployment extension bill.
Previous efforts to extend unemployment were wrapped up with other provisions. Senate Democrats and Republicans are not able to agree on how to fund the original bill, with democrats desiring deficit spending and republicans preferring to fund the bill using unused stimulus plan funds.
The stalemate continues, and is going to ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell an astounding 268 after fears that the global economic recovery may be slow coming. The news comes mere days after the G20 concluded. The premise behind the summit was to ensure that the global economic recovery was as quick and swift as possible.
The Dow fell over 300 points, but shaved its losses down during the last 15 minutes of trading. Investors are increasingly fickle and economic data expected out later this week could bring the market down even further.
The Jobs report that is due out will have a lot of effect on the stock ...
Senator Robert Byrd was born in 1917 and has served in the US Senate for nearly 60 years. The Democrat from West Virginia is somewhat of an icon, with roads, bridges, and other pieces of infrastructure named after him in his home state. The 92 year old Senator was the longest serving member of that body of legislators. He also died at the age of 92.
This past weekend, Byrd went to the hospital and was treated for what appeared to be severe dehydration and heat exhaustion after temperatures in DC ...
Kyron Horman's stepmother is under the scrutiny of authorities, according to her father. Terri Moulton Horman's father spoke to People magazine and indicated that his daughter is being scrutinized by the police. She was the last person to see Kyron before he went missing on June 4.
Terri Moulton Horman says she saw her stepson last at 8:45 AM as he was walking towards his first grade classroom. He never made it to his classroom, and hasn't been seen since.
According to the interview with People magazine the stepmother has taken two polygraphs and has been interviewed by authorities at least ...
T-Mobile's first Android based superphone will be the Samsung Vibrant. The cellular carrier turned to their official Twitter account in order to announce the future release of the phone which is from the Galaxy-S family. The phone runs on Android 2.1 and represents Samsung's insistence on brining the line to each of the nation's four largest carriers.
In the US, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint represent the major cellular networks that most individuals choose. There are some other smaller carriers as well, including Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Cellular South (among others.)
The Android frenzy is something that is running through the ...
This weekend was supposed to be fun for the millions of gay rights activists and supporters in California. What was supposed to be a weekend of celebration turned out to be a weekend marred by a certain sadness after the shooting death of a 19 year old man during "Pink Saturday."
Pink Saturday is the celebration which precedes the Gay Pride parade which took place today. During the shooting, 19 year old Stephen Powell was killed and two others injured in the Castro District. The two injured are a 19 year old female and a 29 year old male.
Thousands flocked to ...
The BET Awards are something that people in the entertainment circles in Atlanta look forward to each and every year. This year, it's something special as rapper TI is back in the game after his 2007 gun charge. The return of the rapper is very appropriate, as he was actually arrested on the night of the 2007 BET Awards.
TI's next album that will be released is "King Uncaged" and is expected out in August 2010. Many of his biggest fans are very excited about his comeback, and hope that he ...
The iPhone 4 is the hottest phone on the market, but its release was met with a semi-disaster. The design of the phone placed the antenna in the metal bar that goes around the side of the handset. When held a certain way, calls drop. This is something that you would expect the company to realize during testing, but it appears as if it is something that slipped through the cracks.
The iPhone 4 release date took place on Thursday. Many who wanted the white iPhone were very upset when they went to the store only to find out that the ...
Team USA will no longer be featured in the 2010 World Cup. Ghana is the team responsible for removing the Yankees from the running for this year's title. This has reached many American soccer fans in their hearts, where they held on to the hope that Team USA would make it all the way.
Today's match in South Africa went into overtime, and the team from Ghana was able to take the victory from the United States. The American's quest for the cup has been full of exciting twists and turns. They were the victim of a bad call during their ...
