Shootings with four or more victims in the United States have become increasingly deadly over the last few decades, according to data from The Violence Project’s Mass Shooter Database. The project’s statistics show that in the four years leading up to 2021, some 295 people were killed in such incidents—compared to 92 in the four-year […]
CHICAGO—Chicago authorities said Thursday that a deadly fire in a high-rise apartment building was caused by someone smoking in a bedroom. In a brief statement, the Chicago Fire Department called the fire accidental and said investigators traced the cause to “careless use of smoking materials.” Investigators also found that a smoke detector in the unit […]
Car loan delinquencies are at a ’10 year high’ and subprime borrowers are getting hit the ‘worst.’ Those are people with lower credit scores who often have ‘lower income.’ Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman filled me in on what ‘effects’ to the economy auto loan delinquencies might have.
Wheat prices have soared past $10 per barrel, the highest price since 2008 for the staple grain, as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The cost of wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose by 5.4 percent to a total of $9.84 per bushel, reaching the limit for single-day price variation on this exchange […]
An uptick in the price of wholesale gasoline is squeezing profits at stations that lowered prices most aggressively amid a broader falling trend nationally, with GasBuddy head petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan predicting that prices at the pump in several states will likely shoot up soon. De Haan said on Dec. 26 that a 15 […]
Suicides among U.S. service members increased 16 percent in 2020 compared to the year before, sparking a commitment from military leaders to redouble prevention efforts. The 580 self-inflicted deaths in 2020 were up from 498 in 2019, according to newly released data from the Department of Defense. “The findings are troubling. Suicide rates among our […]
New home sales in the United States rose for the second month in a row in August, though increasing demand is showing signs of slowing down because of high prices. A Sept. 24 report from the Census Bureau (pdf) showed that sales of new residential houses increased 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate […]
Americans spent at a brisk pace in August, defying economists’ expectations for a contraction in U.S. retail sales, though much of the spending was online as the spread of the Delta variant may have kept people from heading out to shop in greater numbers. Retail and food services sales rose 0.7 percent in August after […]
The number of American workers who filed for unemployment rose last week after touching a pandemic-era low in the prior week, with the spread of the Delta variant and supply chain issues weighing on the labor market recovery. First-time filings for unemployment insurance—a proxy for layoffs—came in at 332,000 for the week ending Sept. 11, […]
Friday’s non-farm payrolls report—a barometer of America’s labor market health—not only reflected below-expectations job growth in August but also showed unemployment rising for black workers, teenagers, and those with some college or an associate degree. The Labor Department’s jobs report, released Sept. 3, showed that non-farm payroll employment rose by 235,000 in August, down from an upwardly […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday against travel to Turkey because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in that nation, but eased its advisory for India. The CDC added Turkey to its “Level 4: Very High” COVID-19 level, while lowering India to “Level 2: Moderate.” U.S. President Joe […]
Investigative journalist Lee Smith has written a compelling new book titled “The Permanent Coup: How Enemies Foreign and Domestic Targeted the American President.” Smith says this “coup” isn’t just about President Trump. It about how for years, the Washington establishment on both sides of the aisle, have invited foreign powers into our political process. American […]
