NEWSTALK 860 » usa http://ksfa860.com Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Day in History for August 18 – Women Win the Vote and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-august-18-women-win-the-vote-and-more/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-august-18-women-win-the-vote-and-more/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=37499 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1894 – Congress establishes the Bureau of Immigration, later the Immigration and Naturalization Service (More info)

1920 – The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women’s right to vote (More info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-august-18-women-win-the-vote-and-more/feed/ 0 Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library The 10 Costliest US Hurricanes in History Left Severe Damage on Our Wallets http://ksfa860.com/the-10-costliest-us-hurricanes-in-history-left-severe-damage-on-our-wallets/ http://ksfa860.com/the-10-costliest-us-hurricanes-in-history-left-severe-damage-on-our-wallets/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:47:59 +0000 Ray Chalme http://tsminteractive.com/?p=132647 Hurricanes cause all sorts of damage, but do you have any idea just how much?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/the-10-costliest-us-hurricanes-in-history-left-severe-damage-on-our-wallets/feed/ 0 Gary Williams, Getty Images / NOAA / Carlo Allegri, Getty Images Which States Will Be the Best Places to Live in the Future? http://ksfa860.com/which-states-will-be-the-best-places-to-live-in-the-future/ http://ksfa860.com/which-states-will-be-the-best-places-to-live-in-the-future/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:26:05 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=130173 You may be happy with where you’re living now, but what about in the years to come?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/which-states-will-be-the-best-places-to-live-in-the-future/feed/ 0 quikbeam, flickr What Are the Most Shoplifted Items in America? http://ksfa860.com/what-are-the-most-shoplifted-items-in-america/ http://ksfa860.com/what-are-the-most-shoplifted-items-in-america/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:56:47 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=108844 It appears that in the wake of a weak economy shoplifting has become more widespread than it was just under a decade ago.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/what-are-the-most-shoplifted-items-in-america/feed/ 0 Getty Images Which Cars Do Americans Refuse to Buy? [PHOTOS] http://ksfa860.com/which-cars-do-americans-refuse-to-buy-photos/ http://ksfa860.com/which-cars-do-americans-refuse-to-buy-photos/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 15:34:09 +0000 Don Deane http://tsminteractive.com/?p=98409 Americans may have an enduring love affair with cars dating back more than 100 years, but there are some models we refuse to drive off the lot.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/which-cars-do-americans-refuse-to-buy-photos/feed/ 0 Thinkstock CDC: The U.S. Suicide Rate Continues to Rise http://ksfa860.com/cdc-the-u-s-suicide-rate-continues-to-rise/ http://ksfa860.com/cdc-the-u-s-suicide-rate-continues-to-rise/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:01:39 +0000 Daryl Nelson http://thecheckup.com/?p=12346 The U.S. suicide rate is the highest in 15 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

The report found the suicide rate has been on the rise since 2000, and hit its highest point in 2009.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/cdc-the-u-s-suicide-rate-continues-to-rise/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Vermont Named Healthiest State, But What's the Unhealthiest? http://ksfa860.com/vermont-healthiest-state-unhealthiest/ http://ksfa860.com/vermont-healthiest-state-unhealthiest/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:29:42 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=64512 If you live in Vermont, congratulations — for the fifth year in a row, your state has been named as the healthiest in the country.

The United Health Foundation’s 2011 America’s Health Rankings, released Monday, also put New Hampshire, Connecticut, Hawaii and Massachusetts in the top five.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/vermont-healthiest-state-unhealthiest/feed/ 0 amyashcraft, Flickr US Census Finds Neighborhoods Are Growing More Diverse http://ksfa860.com/us-census-neighborhoods-more-diverse/ http://ksfa860.com/us-census-neighborhoods-more-diverse/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:29:18 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=57370 According to the 2010 US Census, all-white neighborhoods are vanishing, a statistic driven by the nation’s rising number of Hispanics and Asians, many of whom are immigrants. The result is that many areas are more diverse than at any time in American history.

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