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WASHINGTON (AP) — The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power.

Why do gun violence and crime persist in our city? Because “we don’t know what we don’t know” about the real causes, writes an Austin resident who has worked for decades in human services, education and child welfare.

The study found that the reduction in insectivorous bats, vital for pest control, caused a 31% rise in pesticide use.

Studies conducted by the University of Chicago Crime Lab focus on specific trends to better explain the high number of trafficked guns.

Scientists have linked declining bat populations to an uptick in child mortality, research that underscores a cause-and-effect relationship between wildlife and human health that could have potentially serious consequences for California’s numerous agricu

In late June and early July, property owners in Chicago’s southern suburbs found shocking news in their mailboxes. Cook County had mailed residential property tax bills bearing increases larger than any in at least 29 years, with a median rise of 19.9%.