WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy downshifted abruptly in the fourth quarter, growing at a 0.6% annual rate, the slowest pace since late 2002, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday.Meanwhile, the number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment insurance fell last week but remained at elevated levels consistent with sluggish labor markets. However, jobless claims […]
–Heavy winds and rain hammered the state last night. Revere was hit particularly hard. [Fox 25]–A Good Samaritan died in Randolph when his car rolled back on him. He had stopped to help another car that was stalled on the road. [WCVB]–Beatlejuice, the band former Boston frontman Brad Delp sang for, is looking for a […]
By PETER SVENSSON – 18 minutes agoNEW YORK (AP) — Most of the world’s Internet users lost access to YouTube for several hours Sunday after an attempt by Pakistan’s government to block access domestically affected other countries.The outage highlighted yet another of the Internet’s vulnerabilities, coming less than a month after […]
State fire marshals and members of the arson task force comb the scene of an early morning fire in Youngstown, Ohio, Wednesday where six people, including four children, died, according to the fire chief. Michael Davis, inset, was arrested in connection with the pre-dawn fire. (Robert K. Yosay/The Vindicator/AP Photo)A house fire killed four […]