The federal government is adding $2 billion to a program to help the unemployed avoid home foreclosure. Seventeen hard-hit states will get funds for targeted unemployment programs that provide temporary assistance to eligible homeowners to help them pay their mortgage while they seek a job. Another program will provide interest-free two-year bridge loans for homeowners who have fallen behind on payments. Source Link
Over 140,000 persons on Facebook have shown their support for a fed-up flight attendant who quit his job by exiting a parked jetliner using the emergency escape chute. Steven Slater is free on bond after arraignment on criminal charges in the incident at JFK Airport on Monday. The 20-year veteran announced his resignation over the plane’s P.A. system after an encounter with a rude passenger. Source Link
Could there be a way to predict your risk of Alzheimer's disease? Researchers say they've devised a test using a spinal tap that’s 100% accurate in detecting Alzheimer’s in patients with memory loss before there are definite symptoms of the disease and when treatment is still an option. There’s no word on when the test may be available for general use. Source Link
