NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- One-day job cuts announced by U. S. companies totaled 20,650 Thursday as four industry leaders said they would meet the recession with staff reductions.
Telecommunications giant AT&T announced a 4 percent payroll reduction, amounting to 12,000 jobs lost. DuPont Co. added to the list by announcing 2,500 job cuts. Viacom Inc. said it would shed 7 percent of its workforce, canceling 850 jobs. And Credit Suisse Group said it would cut 5,300 jobs, 11 percent of its worldwide workforce, CNNMoney reported.
New York, Dec 4 : Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve the prospects for survival of newborn babies exposed to HIV, according to a report released by four United Nations agencies.
The report titled "Children and AIDS": Third stocktaking report, was jointly prepared by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and released on World Aids Day.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- John Gotti Jr.'s lawyer said his client is elated that his pending racketeering trial will be in his old New York City stomping grounds.
The Daily News in New York said Wednesday that a U. S. federal judge in Tampa, Fla., agreed to the motion to move the trial from Florida in order to ease the burden on Gotti's attorneys and family.
"Both New York and Tampa are easily accessible but obviously access to Tampa is an increased burden for Gotti, his counsel, his family and friends," U. S. District Judge Steven Merryday said in a written ruling issued Tuesday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Kelly Ripa's publicist says the U. S. television personality and her actor husband Mark Consuelos aren't splitting up, contrary to a report claiming they are.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Rookie Houston Texans running back Steve Slaton is the AFC's offensive player of the week.
He earned his first player of the week honor after scoring two touchdowns on 21 carries for 130 rushing yards Monday night in Houston's 30-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Slaton is the first rookie to win AFC offensive player of the week in franchise history, and the effort helped him surpass Domanick Williams for most touchdowns by a Texans' rookie.
Also earning AFC honors were Indianapolis end Robert Mathis (defense) and Kansas City cornerback Maurice Leggett (special teams).
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- One-day job cuts announced by U. S. companies totaled 20,650 Thursday as four industry leaders said they would meet the recession with staff reductions.
New York, Dec 4 : Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve the prospects for survival of newborn babies exposed to HIV, according to a report released by four United Nations agencies. 
