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The cousin of a man shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in a California Costco says his relative was nonverbal and couldn't have started the argument that allegedly led to the shooting, according to a 223

The cost of living in rural America tends to be less expensive than rent in big cities, but even in a rural town like Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, many working Americans are struggling to get by.Data from the United Way show 64 percent of households in Stroudsburg are below poverty line or make less than needed to afford basic living expenses.¡°I am a single mom of three children, ranging from 22-12,¡± said Shelly McCarthy. ¡°I work from the time I get up at six in the morning until four at night.¡±For the last four years, McCarthy has worked up to four jobs at the same time.¡°From waitressing, doing visiting nursing, and also working with developmental adults,¡± McCarthy explained. ¡°I miss out on a lot of my 12-year old¡¯s activities at school.¡±Despite all the hours worked, McCarthy has had months where she couldn¡¯t make the mortgage or had funds for much-needed repairs to her home. As for being able to afford healthier food for the family? That¡¯s out of reach.¡°My daughter has a thyroid disease. So, I miss out on cooking healthy meals for her, because I had to cut down,¡± said McCarthy. ¡°I couldn¡¯t afford healthy food. I couldn¡¯t afford Mediterranean fish.¡±¡°What is happening in America is that the cost of living is outstripping the wages,¡± said Sarah Jacobi, with Pocono Mountains United Way. ¡°We are seeing over the last 10 years wages increased by 20 percent, but the cost-of-living increased up to 36 percent for a family of four, so people are just falling farther and farther behind.¡±The United Way has created a data project known as the A.L.I.C.E., which measures the number of people in America who are Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed. It¡¯s essentially the number of people who make above the federal poverty line but less than what they need to afford basic living expenses. ¡°Two out of every five American people today are AIICE,¡± said Jacobi. ¡°This truly is the American experience that people are living every day.¡±However, according to the United Way¡¯s data, it doesn¡¯t have to be.¡°The ALICE report not only does give us that data, to understand where is ALICE and what is their struggle,¡± said Jacobi. ¡°But it helps us [to] have insight into what are the cost people are truly facing and how we could craft everything from public policy position to help improve lives of people to how we can create programs boots on the ground able to help people.¡±People like McCarthy are hopeful help will come, either from an economic boost that affects more working-class Americans or public policy that focuses on giving people like her a chance to get ahead. 2595

The billionaires behind many of France's top luxury brands have pledged €300 million (9 million) to help reconstruct Paris' Notre Dame cathedral following a devastating fire.LVMH Group ( 201

The Justice Department's inspector general is opening an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of multimillionaire financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, Attorney General William Barr announced on Saturday.The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Epstein's death, saying he was found unresponsive in his cell on Saturday at New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center around 6:30 a.m. ET. The bureau's release called it "an apparent suicide," and said the FBI is investigating. Two law enforcement sources told CNN that Epstein died by suicide.Barr said he was "appalled" to learn of Epstein's death while in federal custody awaiting trial."I was appalled to learn that Jeffrey Epstein was found dead early this morning from an apparent suicide while in federal custody. Mr. Epstein's death raises serious questions that must be answered," Barr said in a statement. "In addition to the FBI's investigation, I have consulted with the Inspector General who is opening an investigation into the circumstances of Mr. Epstein's death."Epstein had been jailed since early July, when he pleaded not guilty to charges by New York federal prosecutors after an indictment accused him of sex trafficking dozens of underage girls, some as young as 14 years old.The Southern District of New York's investigation into Epstein's alleged conduct is ongoing after his death, according to Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney overseeing that office."Today's events are disturbing, and we are deeply aware of their potential to present yet another hurdle to giving Epstein's many victims their day in Court," Berman said in a statement. "To those brave young women who have already come forward and to the many others who have yet to do so, let me reiterate that we remain committed to standing for you, and our investigation of the conduct charged in the Indictment -- which included a conspiracy count -- remains ongoing," Berman said.No foul play is suspected in Epstein's death, a federal official told CNN. Authorities believe Epstein hanged himself, a law enforcement source told CNN.After Epstein was placed on suicide watch when he was found with marks on his neck on July 23, daily psychological assessments were conducted on him, according to a source familiar with the matter. But at the end the month, psychologists with the Bureau of Prisons took him off suicide watch and cleared him to return to his cell in the Special Housing Unit, the source said.Barr is livid at the events surrounding the apparent suicide of Epstein and is determined to get to the bottom of what happened, according to a source familiar with the situation.Former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, who left the Justice Department in May, said in a 2765

The mother of a New Hampshire high school student who received free food from a lunchroom worker told a local newspaper that her son is not a needy child.Speaking anonymously to the Union Leader earlier this week, the mother said, "I have three children, and they are all well-cared for and well-fed."She did not get fired for feeding a hungry child." 363