Unemployment Claims Rose Last Week

5 Things You Need to Know Today:

1. Unemployment up. The Labor Department said this week that claims for unemployment benefits rose by 4,000 last week for a total of 352,000. The news caused the stock index to take a hit.

2. Up late? Everybody wants to get that boost once in a while when they need to stay up into the wee hours. One helpful writer tried out all of the popular choices to see which one worked best.

3. Patch Fact: The first woman senator, Rebecca Felton, was 87 years old when she was appointed to the Senate by the governor of Georgia. She served for one day: Nov. 21, 1922.

4. Not a fan of underpants. Apparantly, the most complained-about about library book was from the Captain Underpants childrens series. The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy only made it to the number four spot. Silly superheroes seems to be more offensive than kinky adult activities...

5. Weather Report: Today: Decreasing cloudiness and windy. Warm. High 73F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph. Tonight: Windy... showers and thundershowers in the evening... overcast overnight with occasional rain likely. Low 49F. Winds SW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall around a half an inch.