Business
Home Prices Nearing New Lows
Home prices in January remained barely above lows hit during the worst of the recession, according to an index that tracks…
Month: March 2011
Business
Crappy Movies Fuel Box Office Decline Says Experts
Theater owners and some studio chiefs are in agreement that the low quality of recent films is partly responsible for a…
News
SCOTUS Rejects Damages Claim of Innocent Black Man Jailed 14 Years
In a 5-4 ruling, justices overturn a jury verdict awarding $14 million to John Thompson, who had sued then-New Orleans Dist.…
News
SCOTUS Denies Innocent Death Row Inmate’s Appeal
On 28 March, the US supreme court refused to hear the death penalty case of Troy Anthony Davis. It was his…
Business
Judge Again Blocks Wisconsin’s Anti-Union Law
A Wisconsin judge issued a revised order on Tuesday blocking implementation of a controversial state law curbing collective bargaining by public…
Science
Earth Getting Mysteriously Windier
The world has gotten stormier over the past two decades—and the reason is a mystery, a new study says. In the…