Setbacks And Surprises Part Of The Deal For A Startup

Launching a new company is never easy. But in the beginning, the founders of Web-based marketing firm Bluebox Now felt they were on track. The Seattle startup lined up a large paying customer, had a lot of other great leads and was reasonably confident it would get a sizable amount of outside funding. A lot [...]

In Miami, Plans For Mega-Casinos Bring Hope And Ire

A high-stakes gamble is playing out in Miami, where a Malaysian developer, the Genting Group, plans to spend more than $3 billion to build what it touts as the world’s largest casino. And that’s just the opening bid. Other big names in the gaming industry have joined an effort to persuade Florida to approve what [...]

Occupy Protesters Consider Political Future

Occupy Wall Street protestors have been removed by police from public spaces in Los Angeles and Philadelphia this week. Some cities still have active 24-hour protests in place, though earlier this month the original Occupy encampment — on Wall Street — was also shut down. Now activists in New York and elsewhere are talking about [...]

Many Women Underestimate Fertility Clock’s Clang

A new survey finds a big disconnect when it comes to fertility. The age women think they can conceive a baby is far different from what their bodies are actually capable off. This poses an increasing problem, as more women wait longer than ever to have children. Kate Donnellon Nail never imagined she’d have trouble [...]

Is NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly Bulletproof?

New York City is safer than it’s been in generations, but there does seem to be an alarming jump in the crime rate inside the New York Police Department. In the past two months, members of the country’s biggest police force have been accused of fixing parking tickets, smuggling guns and even planting drugs on [...]

States Fail In Fight Against Sex Trafficking

Too many states still inadvertently provide safe havens when it comes to sex trafficking — even when children on the streets bear the consequences. That’s the conclusion of a new report released Thursday by the advocacy group Shared Hope International. The study grades each state on whether it has laws to protect children who are [...]

Recent Veterans Find Higher Jobless Rates On Return

The jobless rate has declined a bit in the last year, but among veterans who served in conflict since 2003, it is increasing. The unemployment rate for vets serving since the Iraq war began has risen 1.5 percentage points to more than 12 percent in the past year. Many veterans say they face a tougher [...]