Much has changed since unemployment last hit 10 percent

The last time unemployment climbed past 10 percent, “The A-Team” was one of the top 10 TV shows and Michael Jackson was about to release “Thriller.” Much has changed since the jobless rate hit 10.1 percent in September 1982, including ...

• Ford to introduce inflatable seat belt
  Ford is introducing an inflatable seat belt for back-seat passengers that it hopes will reduce injuries in front and side crashes.
• Price war breaks out on DVDs
  First it was books. Now it’s DVDs.
• New Mexico city preparing for collapse of giant cavern
  The bright yellow signs on U.S. 285 are the first indication that things aren’t right in Carlsbad.
• 1 killed, 5 wounded in office shooting
  A man so broke that he said he didn’t have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.

• British leader to Afghanistan: Reform or risk losing support
• Jurors convict man in ‘fat defense’ trial
• Revolutionary War hero named honorary citizen
• Authorities: Man stole car to face theft charge
• Stepfather convicted in death of ‘Baby Grace’
• Repainted Berlin Wall section inaugurated
• Woman passes driver’s exam on 950th try
• Lawmaker sculpted in cow manure
• Police: 19-year-old led celebrity burglaries