(Reuters) – Nearly 10 million more Americans have been driven into poverty since the 2007-2009 recession began, and the number is expected to increase due to the slow pace of the recovery, according to a study released Wednesday by Indiana University.

Of the 2.4 million deaths in the U.S. in 2010, 16,065 were homicides, according to CDC data.

Incident reportedly occurred Sunday morning.

Toski Schaefer & Co. LLP, a certified public accounting firm in Williamsville, has split into two separate entities, according to a news release.

The Toski division will remain at 300 Essjay Road as Toski & Co. CPAs PC. The Schaefer division will relo…

Paul Ceglia‘s case against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took a legal hit on Tuesday. Ceglia, the Allegany County man who has claimed that he should own half of the social-media giant, was sanctioned by federal judge Leslie G. Foschio. Ceglia was ordered to pay $5,000 …

Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper® has prepared a 9-page technical memorandum in response to the NYS DEC Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) public comment period. Riverkeeper’s position statement was developed based on local knowledge of the Niagara region’s waterways and their current impairments, review …

Buffalo starts the second half of the season with its third straight loss, a 2-0 shutout at Toronto. What’s wrong? Can it be fixed? Tweets and comments below: Refresh to Update: @BrendanLovullo: RT @buffaloscribe: I keep checking Twitter to see if #Sabres have made a …

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Van Halen, including long-estranged lead singer David Lee Roth, will include a Buffalo stop on their 2012 North American tour. The band is scheduled to play the First Niagara Center on March 9th. The current lineup includes Roth, brothers …

By Seamus Gallivan/photos by Joe Cascio The second annual Olmsted’s Flurrious festival hits next Saturday, January 21st, and as those who have been reading this site since this time last year know, I’m a big fan of this family-friendly instant clas…

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The FBI and police in Montana were investigating the suspected abduction of a high school math teacher reported missing over the weekend and believed to have been taken out of state, authorities said on Tuesday.

HUXLEY, Iowa — The mother of twin baby girls found dead in the trunk of a car in central Iowa has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.Authorities say 22-year-old Jackie Burkle was arrested Tuesday afternoon and taken to the …

Two old ladies were the headliners for downtown development last year.  Mark Croce’s purchase and investment in the Statler and Rocco Termini’s ongoing work at the Hotel Lafayette are significant in themselves.  To have both properties rescued from an uncertain future, at the same time, is great news for the city. Croce purchased the Statler in March.  The Niagara Square landmark was tied up in bankruptcy court and would have been mothballed or even demolished if a buyer was not found.  Croce’s vision for the property ia to reopen the building’s lower floors for retail, restaurant and banquet use and…

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Army officials on Tuesday lifted lockdown restrictions on 100 soldiers at Washington state’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord while continuing a probe of $600,000 in missing optics equipment.

STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) – On his last day as Mississippi governor, conservative Republican Haley Barbour surprised friend and foe by granting more than 200 pardons, clemency or early release for people convicted of crimes including murder, rape and …

Michael T. Klare, defense correspondent at The Nation, is professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College. Among other books in his 40-year publishing career, he has written Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America’s…