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NYPD messages to Muslim informant: 'Get pictures'

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:06:04 -0400

NEW YORK - A New York Police Department detective told a federal judge that he's seen no evidence that one of his informants brought up the subject of jihad as a way to bait Muslims into making incriminating remarks. But text messages obtained by The Associated Press show otherwise.

Study: Poverty in Austin suburbs rises sharply

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:30 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin metro area saw the nation's second-fastest increase in the number of poor people living in the suburbs from 2000 to 2011, according to a study released Monday.

RI urges baby boomers to get Hepatitis C test

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:47:12 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island's health department is encouraging baby boomers to get tested for Hepatitis C, saying adults born between 1945 and 1965 are five times more likely to contract the disease.

Pew survey questions Gen X, baby boomer savings

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:24 -0400

NEW YORK - A research report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says younger baby boomers and Generation Xers face an uncertain retirement because of reduced savings, high levels of debt, and losses during the Great Recession.

Experts: Ariz. Jobs, home prices slowly rebounding

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:41:43 -0400

PHOENIX - Job growth and home prices are slowly rebounding, but the state has a long way to go and automatic federal budget cuts aren't helping, some of Arizona's top business experts said Thursday.

Japanese economy grew at 3.5 percent pace in 1Q

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:40:24 -0400

TOKYO - Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles reforms needed to ensure a sustained recovery from two decades of malaise.

Segregated Battle Creek exhibit on display in June

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:13:27 -0400

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan - Because of decades of discriminatory practices and policies in the housing market, Detroit is the most segregated city in America, a recent study found.

Analyses paint portrait of aging Maine population

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:13:55 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - Newly released analyses of census data paint a portrait of a graying Maine population that will have fewer people entering the labor market in the years ahead.

Longer US white majority if immigration slows

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:28:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's population would not reach 400 million until after 2060, a decade or more later than forecast, according to census estimates Wednesday.

Education woes seen as Achilles' heel of Brazil

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:11:33 -0400

SEROPEDICA, Brazil - There's a storage room just off a university lab that gives students more experience than many can handle: Skinned pigs and cats, disembodied cow livers, intestines, brains and the other unidentifiable detritus of years' worth of dissections fill a dozen wading pool-sized vats to the brim.

Online health assessment urged for baby boomers

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:07:16 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee health officials are urging people to take a five-minute online assessment about whether they are at risk for hepatitis C.

Texas native on the road interviewing WWII vets

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:46:00 -0400

DENTON, Texas - Denton native Mark Humphreys recalled a conversation he had with a World War II veteran who witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Farmington leads US in percentage of mobile homes

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:46:17 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - The Census Bureau reports that northwestern New Mexico's Farmington area along with two areas of western Arizona lead the nation in having the largest proportions of mobile homes in their housing inventories.

Dickinson residents could face water rationing

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:58:21 -0400

DICKINSON, North Dakota - Dickinson residents could be asked to ration their water use as western North Dakota continues to grapple with population growth.

Entrepreneur has some mind games for boomers

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:05:40 -0400

JACOBS PRAIRIE, Minnesota - Geography lessons, recess, playing well with others - if it sounds like child's play, guess again.

Compassionate release review buoys old US inmates

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:04:26 -0400

NEW YORK - At age 88, John Rigas could be a poster child for inmates who might seek early release from prison because of the hazards of advanced aging.

Report: RI likely to face surplus of hospital beds

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:49:15 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Faced with declines in population and inpatient stays, Rhode Island can expect to see a costly surplus of hospital beds - the equivalent of a full hospital - in four years, according to a state health care council.

Anchorage hospitals finding ways to retain nurses

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:08:28 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Nurses Monica Negaard and Linda Hackenbruch can be found together on Alaska Regional Hospital's critical care unit much of the time these days, their Dansko clogs clopping on the floor in unison as they visit patients.

New retirement communities popping up in W. Tenn.

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:59:12 -0400

GERMANTOWN, Tennessee - Two new retirement and assisted living communities have opened recently in West Tennessee and at least three more are planned.

Aging population drives demand for senior housing

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:22:06 -0400

VALPARAISO, Indiana - An aging population has increased demand for senior housing in northwestern Indiana, where a construction boom has occurred since the end of the recession.

Aging population drives demand for senior housing

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:02:13 -0400

VALPARAISO, Indiana - When Frances Wulf, 92, made the decision to stop driving and sell her car, she began to look for her next step.

Fla. infant mortality rates fall to historic low

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:58:52 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Infant mortality rates have fallen to a historic low in Florida.

North Dakota tops nation in rate of worker deaths

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:01:16 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota has the highest rate of worker deaths in the nation, due in large part to the oil boom in the western part of the state in recent years, according to a new report from the AFL-CIO.

Entitlements' unimpeded growth is boon to seniors

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:33:15 -0400

WASHINGTON - With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security and Medicare benefits, at the expense of younger people.

Chafee: RI must increase state workforce diversity

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:43:18 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island's governor has issued an executive order he says will increase the number of minorities working in state government.