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US metros are growing, many reversing 2021 drops, new estimates show
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The flight from urban areas
that took place during the first year of the pandemic either
reversed or slowed in its second year, as last year
metropolitan areas in Texas and Florida boomed and
declines in New York and Los Angeles were halved, according
to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
During the first full year of the pandemic in 2021, more
than half of the 20 largest U.S. metro areas lost residents,
and all U.S. metro areas grew by just 0.1%, as fear of the
virus sent residents fleeing the most densely-populated
urban areas and the popularity of remote work allowed
people to live far from their workplaces.
8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) -- A little girl from Panama
born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody
Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin
America in U.S. government custody in two weeks. The
8-year-old girl and her family were being held in Harlingen,
Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the busiest
corridors for migrant crossings, the Border Patrol's parent
agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said.
The agency has struggled with overcrowding at its facilities,
spurred by a large increase in migrants ahead of the
expiration last week of a key regulation on immigration
linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Man charged with killing 5-year-old who was found dead in a suitcase 9 years ago
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- The man charged
with murder in the death of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver,
whose body was found in a suitcase beside a Massachusetts
highway in 2014, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment
on Thursday and was held without bail. Alberto
Sierra Jr., 32, was the former boyfriend of Jeremiah's
mother and was arrested on Wednesday, according to
the office of Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early
Jr. Prosecutors did not say what led to Sierra's arrest.
Messages seeking comment were left with his attorney.
Suspect in fatal stabbing of Cash App founder pleads not guilty
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Tech consultant Nima
Momeni pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge
in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee on
the streets of San Francisco. Judge Victor Hwang ordered
Momeni kept him in jail without bail, saying there
was a high probability his release could result in great
bodily harm to others. Momeni, who appeared in an
orange jumpsuit, did not speak and his attorney Paula
Canny entered the plea on his behalf.
Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits, labor market showing strength
(AP) -- Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits
last week following a previous spike that many analysts
took as a sign that higher interest rates were finally
cooling the labor market. It turns out the recent jump
in jobless benefit applications was largely due to fraudulent
applications in Massachusetts, where claims fell
this week by more than 14,000 from the previous week,
analysts said. U.S. applications for jobless claims for the
week ending May 13 fell by 22,000 to 242,000, from
264,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported
Thursday. The weekly claims numbers are broadly as
representative of the number of U.S. layoffs.