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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released data on the labor market’s performance in February. The online version of their report links to supplemental tables normally left out of stories. One of those tables shows the unemployment rates of young workers 16 to 24 years old, by whether they are enrolled in school and by their education attainment and race. The table for those who are no longer enrolled and presumably completed with their education was very telling. It reported those out of school, white high school drop-outs had an unemployment rate of 17.5%, while black college graduates had an unemployment rate of 17.7%.
In a live webcast Wednesday, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will discuss U.S. trade policy and American workers. The address and follow-up discussion will begin at 12:15 p.m. EDT from the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The webcast will be available here.
Recent photos show the surfer, who in 2003 lost her left arm to a shark attack, hitting the waves off Kauai like the pro she is
There were no apparent injuries, but the flight was delayed.
Eyewitness said a crowd of people helped rescue woman in Portland, Oregon, before firefighters cut her out of the vehicle. She was not seriously hurt.
Police called on the SWAT team after a neighborly dispute escalated into a shooting in Delaware County.
At four years old, Eric Garrett survived the attack that killed his mother Paula in 1979, and he says he knows the man who did it.
Miami-Dade School Police said 25-year-old Frederick Mena dug his nails deeply into a girl's hand and leg during class.
Shocked onlookers saw people run for their lives as debris fell towards the ground. No injuries were reported.
