Feb 20th, 2010 · For years, Hanna, Wyo., had just one grocery store. Now it has none. It was one more casualty of the bad economy, and it's a blow to a town where jobs are scarce and a snowstorm can close roads for days at a time.
Jan 9th, 2010 · Sen. Christopher Dodd leaves Congress as a casualty of rising public anger over politicians' sketchy ethics, in his case, an insider's break on a mortgage. A clean bill from the Senate ethics committee was of no consequence. Dodd got that mortgage not long after Connecticut voters suffered through a series of corruption cases that sent the governor to prison. NPR's Peter Overby reports.
Jan 9th, 2010 · Sen. Christopher Dodd leaves Congress as a casualty of rising public anger over politicians' sketchy ethics, in his case, an insider's break on a mortgage. A clean bill from the Senate ethics committee was of no consequence. Dodd got that mortgage not long after Connecticut voters suffered through a series of corruption cases that sent the governor to prison. NPR's Peter Overby reports.
Jul 7th, 2009 · Vibe Magazine to many is known as the bible of the Hip-Hop music industry, but the publication recently announced plans to end its run, a casualty of the weakened economy. Also, black publishing giant Johnson Publishing Company, which publishes Ebony and Jet. A roundtable of people close to the ethnic media industry discuss the challenges of the minority press.
Jun 22nd, 2009 · Authorities say a six-car Metro Rail train collided with another train near Washington, D.C.'s border with Maryland during rush hour Monday afternoon, killing at least two people. D.C. fire spokesman Alan Etter described the accident as a "mass casualty event."
Apr 5th, 2009 · Because of the economic downturn, more and more people are finding themselves unable to pay court-ordered child support and alimony. The trend in Connecticut is striking, and it's affected everyone from suburban financiers to the urban poor. From Hartford, WNPR's Kate Davidson reports.
Jan 8th, 2009 · Jim Caito's family has been working the shores of northern California since the 1880s. But the once-bustling scene outside Caito Fisheries is long gone, a casualty of attempts to keep fisheries alive through a quota system.
Sep 26th, 2008 · The battered savings and loan company Washington Mutual has become the latest casualty of the subprime mortgage disaster. Regulators say the bank fell over the edge because in the past week or so more and more customers began pulling their deposits out.