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New FBI data show violent crime and property crime both fell in 2023 compared to the previous year.

Crime in the U.S. fell in 2023, FBI data show

New data released by the FBI show violent crime and property crime both fell in 2023 compared to the previous year.

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.

An information sign is displayed as a child arrives with her parent to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11-years-old at London Middle School in Wheeling, Ill., last month.

Pfizer plans to test a third dose of its COVID vaccine on infants and young children

Pfizer and BioNTech, which produced the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S., say they will expand ongoing trials to include a third dose for children as young as 6 months old.

In 2015, China's GDP grew at its slowest rate in a quarter of a century, feeding expectations that new stimulus policies will be enacted. On Tuesday, containers were transported at a port in eastern China's Jiangsu province.

China Reports Slowest Economic Growth In 25 Years

Not since the fallout from the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has China's economy grown at such a slow pace: at just below 7 percent last year.

Retailers expect a strong increase in holiday shopping this year and hope not to see unseasonably warm weather like last year's, which cut into sales and had this man in New York shopping in shirtsleeves.

Higher Wages And Easy Credit Likely To Spur Holiday Sales, Retailers Say

The National Retail Federation's economist and many other analysts say shoppers are in good shape to spend more this holiday season. Sales are expected to jump 3.6 percent.

Former Kansas City police Chief Darryl Forte is the new sheriff-elect of Jackson County, Missouri, and is faced with turning around a department lax in policy and procedure.

Seg. 1: Making Changes At Jackson County Sheriff's Office. Seg. 2: Sparkling Wine For The Holidays.

Segment 1: Jackson County's new sheriff says he's trying to make the department "an environment where it's not fear-based, it's respect-based." When the...

First Student drivers attended Wednesday's meeting, during which the school board approved a contract with a new bus company, Student Transportation of America.

Every Student In Kansas City Public Schools Will Ride A New Bus Next Year

Students in Kansas City Public Schools will ride to school next year on new propane-fueled buses, part of a three-year, $60.6 million transportation...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the state of emergency will last until May 6, adding that the goal is for residents to limit contact with others by up to 80%.

Japan Declares Nationwide State Of Emergency As Coronavirus Spreads

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the declaration will last until May 6 and that the goal is for residents to limit contact with others by up to 80%. Every citizen will get stimulus funds of about $930.

Springfield-Greene County Health Department

Before Being Diagnosed, 4 COVID-19 Positive People Visited Several Springfield Locations

Four people with COVID-19 visited several Springfield businesses before being diagnosed. One worked at Menard’s on the city’s west side, according to...

A University of Washington research coordinator holds up a swab after testing a someone for coronavirus on Oct. 23 in Seattle. The U.S. recorded a record high number of new daily cases Friday.

U.S. Records Highest Number Of Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day Since Pandemic Began

The 83,000 surpasses the previous record from mid-July by about 6,000. In addition, 943 people died from COVID-19 on Friday. Cases of the virus have been rising in the U.S. since mid-September.

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