Stacker analyzed data from the National Labor Relations Board and Gallup to investigate the relationship between union activity and public opinion.
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Most states are home to companies that never fully repaid their financial crisis bailouts. Stacker analyzed data about the 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program compiled by ProPublica to see which states’ businesses have been the most responsible in repaying their disbursement money.
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Changes in average height in a population say a lot about how nongenetic factors can affect human development. GigaCalculator examined data from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration to see how average height has changed globally over time.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Este martes a la madrugada, por segunda vez en el año, millones de afortunados podrán ver el eclipse total de la “luna de sangre”. Si es tu caso, no te lo pierdas: este evento no se volverá a repetir hasta 2025, según la NASA. El eclipse tendrá lugar el
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CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says a raft carrying African migrants seeking a better life in the Gulf Arab states sank in waters off of Yemen late last month, leaving three dead and 28 others declared missing, In a statement on Monday, the U.N.’s migration agency says the overcrowded vessel carrying about 30 migrants
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By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Airbnb on Monday said it plans to make the total cost of rental properties, including all fees, clearer to customers as they search for places to stay, addressing what is arguably one of the biggest pet peeves about the platform. The company said it will introduce an option next month
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil coach Tite included nine forwards in his squad for the World Cup, highlighting his wealth of attacking options for the tournament in Qatar. The 30-year-old Neymar spearheads Brazil’s attack while the 26-man squad announced by Tite on Monday also features a group of
Continue ReadingBy Danica Sauter Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A U.S. Navy Captain from Nashville accepted some items that were taken to space and were returned to the Naval Medical Research Unit in San Antonio. During a presentation at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, NASA Astronaut,
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Election officials have confirmed that more than 430 Nashville voters cast ballots in the wrong race in the lead-up to Election Day. The amount is a stark jump from the initial number that the Davidson County Election Commission provided last week, when officials
Continue ReadingBy Eli Brand Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The New Orleans EMS administered blood to a woman shot on Bourbon Street Sunday morning while she was still in the street. They say this is a rare ability for EMS services across the country and saves lives. Thomas Mauro was
Continue ReadingBy James Corrigan Click here for updates on this story BERWICK, Maine (WMTW) — A Berwick woman is warning about the dangers of small children ingesting water beads, and is calling on a bead manufacturer to add additional warnings to its product as her infant daughter fights for her life after swallowing one. Folichia Mitchell
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist This Election Day, all types of weather including rain, snow, heat, cold and even tropical storm impacts are possible — depending on what region of the country you live in. Weather can actually play a role in voter turnout on Election Day. Some studies have found that warm temperatures can
Continue ReadingBy Sam Smith Click here for updates on this story RIO RANCHO, New Mexico (KOAT) — A potential crisis was averted, after a balloon crashed into power lines Sunday morning in Rio Rancho. The crash occurred Sunday morning near the intersection of Rainbow Blvd. and Idalia Road SW. A spokesman for the Rio Rancho Fire
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By Toyin Owoseje and Arnaud Siad, CNN Andy Taylor, guitarist with British New Romantic group Duran Duran at the height of their fame, is battling stage four prostate cancer. The band made the announcement on Saturday as they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Microsoft Theater
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story NEVADA COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Northern California officials are looking into if the bright ball of light seen in the sky Friday night is a meteorite that landed on and destroyed a Nevada County home. Witnesses came from all over the region following the path
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business While investors, business leaders and some economic models continue to warn a recession is imminent, Wall Street’s most powerful investment bank remains cautiously optimistic. Goldman Sachs told clients on Monday it still sees a 35% chance of a US recession in the next 12 months. While that is double the
Continue ReadingBy Kalé Searcy Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — From the moment of diagnosis. “This year alone, we will have over 2,000 breast cancer survivors in Nebraska or Western Iowa,” said Shawn McCarville, marketing and programming coordinator with Project Pink’d. Through each step of the journey, Project Pink’d is there,
Continue ReadingBy KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MCALESTER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections found a walkaway inmate in McAlester. Inmate Derik Wayne Taylor walked away from Jackie Brannon Corrections Center unlawfully at some point on Saturday. Taylor was serving a seven-year sentence for burglary and a four-year sentence for
Continue ReadingBy Journie Crenshaw Click here for updates on this story COWPENS, South Carolina (WYFF) — A death investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found on the shoulder of a road in Cherokee County. The Cherokee County Coroner identified the woman as Emily Lauren King, 20, of Canton, Georgia. The coroner says King was
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN Nearly two months after receiving a deferred judgment for killing a man she said had raped her, Iowa teenager and sex trafficking victim Pieper Lewis walked away from the residential corrections facility where she was serving probation, prompting authorities to issue a warrant for her arrest. The teen, who garnered national
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