"Now we use a candle at night because we can't even pay the electricity, and I come and take food here" — something that would have been unthinkable in what had for decades been an affluent country. The east Mediterranean island, whose economy thrived …

Indeed, Broadway theatregoers are quite affluent compared to the general United States population, reporting an average annual household income of $193,800, according to The Broadway League. (To be fair, premium seats in the center orchestra were …

“Traditionally, cocaine is associated with more affluent communities, so you might expect it in Cardiff and Powys, but not in more socially deprived areas. “Generally, when it comes to cocaine, you will be looking at more socially mobile communities. A …

… native dead: A car-jacking at the Mall at Short Hills leaves a Toms River native shot and killed. VIDEO COURTESY OF STATE NEWS SERVICE & WNBC-TV … “The sheer senselessness of this case outraged people from Millburn to Newark,” Murray said …

the pastor would wonder at the end of church service how his members could get blessings if their levels of giving to the Lord are very low. This could be worse in low income townships. Most pastors have difficulties in … Then the pastor would turn …

But they were eligible for "step movements" in pay based on length of service, producing an overall 2.3 percent salary increase in 2012-13. The contract calls, however, for GEA members to receive a 2.5 percent general wage increase in both the current …

AND I BELIEVE KIDS OF ALL SOCIAL, ECONOMIC LEVELS COULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING CHORES INSIDE THE HOUSE, OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, THERE ARE ACTUALLY MANY SCHOOLS ALREADY THAT DO HAVE SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO GRADUATE. IT EFFECTS ALL THE …

Overall, more-educated and affluent Americans were less likely to be concerned about surveillance. Political conservatives tended to be more concerned about government surveillance. … Bob Moses, 50, an information technology worker for the AFL-CIO …

Having studied the hotel room service menu the night before, which included an item described as "North Korea's Characteristic Grim", I was set on the breakfast buffet. Next to me in the hotel cafe sat three middle-aged men. Their clothes were almost …