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How US states fared on jobless aid applications

How US states fared on jobless aid applications
By The Associated Press Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week, the latest sign of slow but consistent gains in the job market. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications rose 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 371,000, the most in five weeks. The

US Jobless Aid Applications Fall To 5-Year Low

US Jobless Aid Applications Fall To 5-Year Low
WASHINGTON (AP) - The average number of people seeking unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, a sign that the job market is healing.    The Labor Department says weekly applications dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 350,000 in the

UPDATE: Woman Shot In The Head On Spokane's South Hill Dies

UPDATE: Woman Shot In The Head On Spokane's South Hill Dies
UPDATE - The victims name has been released, it is Ciara Hardin. UPDATED PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE POLICE DEPT: On December 27, 2012, at 11:30pm, Spokane Police patrol officers received an emergency call from 1300 W. Newark, with the caller reporting a shooting. Officers, one of which is an

UPDATE: Woman Shot In The Head On Spokane's South Hill Dies

UPDATE: Woman Shot In The Head On Spokane's South Hill Dies
UPDATE - The victims name has been released, it is Ciara Hardin. UPDATED PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE POLICE DEPT: On December 27, 2012, at 11:30pm, Spokane Police patrol officers received an emergency call from 1300 W. Newark, with the caller reporting a shooting. Officers, one of which is an

UPDATE: Woman Shot In The Head On Spokane's South Hill Dies

UPDATE: Woman Shot In The Head On Spokane's South Hill Dies
UPDATE - The victims name has been released, it is Ciara Hardin. UPDATED PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE POLICE DEPT: On December 27, 2012, at 11:30pm, Spokane Police patrol officers received an emergency call from 1300 W. Newark, with the caller reporting a shooting. Officers, one of which is an

UPDATE: Woman Shot In The Head On Spokane's South Hill Dies

UPDATE: Woman Shot In The Head On Spokane's South Hill Dies
UPDATE - The victims name has been released, it is Ciara Hardin. UPDATED PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE POLICE DEPT: On December 27, 2012, at 11:30pm, Spokane Police patrol officers received an emergency call from 1300 W. Newark, with the caller reporting a shooting. Officers, one of which is an

US jobless aid applications fall to 5-year low

US jobless aid applications fall to 5-year low
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The average number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, a sign that the job market is healing. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications dropped 12

Shuttered after Sandy, NYC hospital partly reopens

Shuttered after Sandy, NYC hospital partly reopens
By EILEEN AJ CONNELLYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The evacuation of some 320 patients was just the beginning of NYU Langone Medical Center's Superstorm Sandy story. After the rain stopped and the waters receded, the 700-bed hospital was a shattered mess: the emergency room had flooded,

Storm whips into Northeast bringing snow, rain

Storm whips into Northeast bringing snow, rain
By HOLLY RAMER and DAN SEWELLAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A powerful winter storm was expected to drop one to two feet of snow on parts of the Northeast just a day after it swept through the nation's middle, dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas and ruining holiday travel plans for

Storm whips into Northeast bringing snow, rain

Storm whips into Northeast bringing snow, rain
By HOLLY RAMER and DAN SEWELLAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A powerful winter storm brought snow to inland parts of the Northeast and driving rain and wind to areas along the coast Thursday, a day after it swept through the nation's middle, dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas and