There were 324,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, down 18,000 from the previous week’s 342,000, the Employment and Training Administration reports. Claims continue to run around the lowest pace since early 2008 — they haven’t been lower since a week in mid-January 2008 when they came in at 321,000. Bloomberg News writes that […]
This composite photo shows brothers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, (left) and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. AP The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Riverhead Books has announced a deal for a book about Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. It will be written by Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen, author of
Enlarge image i A makeshift memorial in Copley Square, near the site of one of the Boston Marathon bombings, on April 24. Mario Tama/Getty Images A makeshift memorial in Copley Square, near the site of one of the Boston Marathon bombings, on April 24. Mario Tama/Getty Images As the investigation continues into the April 15
Enlarge image i Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on Feb. 20, 2013. Under Mayer, Yahoo is ending its remote work policy for employees. Peter Kramer/ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on Feb. 20, 2013. Under Mayer, Yahoo is ending its remote work policy for employees. Peter Kramer/ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, who sparked plenty of
iStockPhoto.com My friend the Sports Curmudgeon called me the other day: “Hey, Frank, I got a few things to get off my chest.” He was about to take off on a Fantasy Fan cruise, where devoted sports buffs are drafted as fans for desperate losing teams, but he promised to text me his complaints once
Enlarge image i The memorial site in Copley Square to the Boston Marathon bombings is seen on Boylston Street on Tuesday. Darren McCollester/Getty Images The memorial site in Copley Square to the Boston Marathon bombings is seen on Boylston Street on Tuesday. Darren McCollester/Getty Images A few polls following the twin bombings during the Boston
Enlarge image i Harvey Mudd College President Maria Klawe talks to a group of newly admitted students on the campus in Claremont, Calif. Klawe has had a great deal of success getting more women involved in computing. Courtesy of Harvey Mudd College Harvey Mudd College President Maria Klawe talks to a group of newly admitted
Enlarge image i A mammoth spinning vortex is seen on Saturn, in this “false-color” photograph released by NASA Monday. The image was captured by the Cassini spacecraft. A related image, presenting what a human eye would see, is farther down this page. NASA A mammoth spinning vortex is seen on Saturn, in this “false-color” photograph
Enlarge image i Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford debate for the South Carolina 1st Congresional special election in Charleston, S.C., on Monday. Randall Hill/Reuters /Landov Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford debate for the South Carolina 1st Congresional special election in Charleston, S.C., on
Enlarge image i Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech Sunday in Tokyo as Emperor Akihito, third from right, and Empress Michiko, second from right, listen during a ceremony marking the day Japan recovered its sovereignty under the San Francisco Peace treaty in 1952. Itsuo Inouye/AP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech
The narrative is become all too familiar: accusations of sexual assault, followed by bullying of the victims on social media. The case in Steubenville, Ohio, last year drew national attention. Two high school football stars were found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl. The assault was filmed and photographed; the images and threats circulated online.
Enlarge image i Hungarian-born American cellist Janos Starker died Sunday at 88. Starker’s career included more than 165 recordings, as well as decades of teaching. Erich Auerbach/Getty Images Hungarian-born American cellist Janos Starker died Sunday at 88. Starker’s career included more than 165 recordings, as well as decades of teaching. Erich Auerbach/Getty Images Cellist Janos