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All The Wealth We Lost And Regained Since The Recession Started

American households lost roughly $16 trillion in net worth since the recession started in 2007. According to the latest Fed data, we regained about $14.6 trillion, or roughly 91 percent, of it. But let's not break out the champagne glasses just yet.

WWNO presents - Reinventing Radio: An Evening With Ira Glass - March 10th

Reinventing Radio: An Evening With Ira Glass Saturday, March 10, 8:00 p.m., McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University campus, New Orleans.For fifteen years…

The Chevrolet Cobalt is one of the GM models being recalled for faulty ignition switches.

Reports: GM Facing Criminal Inquiry Over Delayed Recall

Last month, General Motors recalled 1.6 million vehicles because of faulty ignition switches. But it knew about the problem for years.

Cassidy, Landrieu in U.S. Senate Runoff

Much as expected, Rep. Bill Cassidy and Sen. Mary Landrieu were the top finishers in a field of eight, and will be squaring off in a Dec. 6 runoff...

Penalties for tax extension returns take effect July 1

New Revenue Generating Laws Take Effect Today

Changes to a number of state laws go into effect today. The items were passed in the legislative session to help create revenue in addressing a $1.6...

Officials Investigate Boston Train That Left Station Without An Operator

About 50 passengers were aboard the Red Line train when it left the Braintree station south of Boston about 6 a.m. Thursday.

Rescuers are seen entering an office building that collapsed on its side from an early morning earthquake in Tainan, southern Taiwan, Saturday. The quake's magnitude was 6.4, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

At Least 14 Dead After Earthquake Hits Southern Taiwan

Rescue efforts continue in the city of Tainan, where a magnitude 6.4 quake struck early Saturday. News services report two of the dead are a baby and an adult man. Some 120,000 are without power.

U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing considering reforms to national policing practices in Washington, DC.

Rep. Lucy McBath On The Georgia Senate Runoffs And Her Priorities For The Biden Administration

President Trump called the GOP Secretary of state in Georgia the "enemy of the people." Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath, of Georgia's 6th District, disagrees.

Jelena Ostapenko celebrates a point during the French Open final in Paris on Saturday. The unseeded Latvian upset Simona Halep with a ferocious performance full of both winners and unforced errors.

Jelena Ostapenko Pulls A Thrilling Upset To Win The French Open

The unseeded Latvian shocked Simona Halep on Saturday, winning her first major in dramatic fashion. Ostapenko overcame dozens of unforced errors on the strength of a number of stunning shots.

Photojournalist JAMES NACHTWEY (KNOCKT-way)

Photojournalist JAMES NACHTWEY (KNOCKT-way). He was in Somalia in October, and photographs of his visit were the cover story in The New York Times Magazine section on December 6, 1992. Terry talks with him about his trip to Somalia: why he took the pictures he did, how he was received, why he wanted to go, etc. NACHTWEY has been awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal three times. The award is the highest honor among photographers and is given to those for the "best photographic reporting or interpretation from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise," and it entails a deliberate decision to go in harm's way. NACHTWEY is only the seond photojournalist to be given the award three times. He's been to areas of conflict in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Lebanon, the West Bank, Sudan, the Philippines, Northern Ireland and more. A book of NACHTWEY's photographs, "Deeds of War," was published in 1989 by Thames and Hudson.

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