Real 'Fault in Our Stars' couple reunited by hope Katie and Dalton Prager, a young couple who both have cystic fibrosis, celebrated happy news when they reunited Tuesday afternoon after nearly five months apart: Katie is on her way to getting a lifesaving lung transplant. More
8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900 Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. More
Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to new milestones. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time early Friday, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, broke through 1,600 for the first time. More
Unemployment falls to 7.5%; job creation solid in April The job market plugged along steadily, and unemployment fell in April, according to new data out Friday, suggesting that the U.S. economy is still expanding. The nation added 165,000 jobs in April as the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, from 7.6 percent in March, the Labor Department said on Friday. More
Here’s what latest data says about Oakland’s crime rates (KRON) — Crime trends are shifting in Oakland this year, with violence crime rates dropping and robberies rising, city data shows. The Oakland Police Department’s most recent statistics for 2024 show ... 05/2/2024 - 10:02 am | View Link
NYC subway crime down 6%, led by drops in robberies and assaults: NYPD Major felonies on the subway system are down 6.4% in the first four months of 2024 after a winter of high-profile subterranean crimes, according to NYPD stats released Monday. 04/29/2024 - 4:08 pm | View Link
'Double whammy': What happens if you don't file your taxes by the deadline The clock is ticking ahead of the deadline to file a 2023 income tax return. A personal finance expert explains why you should get them done -- even if you owe more than you can pay. 04/29/2024 - 4:54 am | View Link
HPD's dropped cases scandal raises complicated questions about the city's actual crime rate Ever since the Houston Police Department announced it had suspended around 10% of all incident reports since 2016, citing a lack of personnel, Mayor John Whitmire has used it to assert crime is much ... 04/29/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
Austin crime drops through first quarter of the year to lowest numbers since 2020 Crime rose throughout the pandemic but has started to trend back down, data from the Austin Police Department shows. 04/21/2024 - 11:01 pm | View Link