Delaware native who ‘saved the world’ dies at 84

The man who discovered that man-made chemicals could destroy the ozone layer has died at the age of 84.

The man who discovered that man-made chemicals could destroy the ozone layer has died at the age of 84.

WASHINGTON — The home-buying season was a bust. March through August are typically the peak buying months. But this time, Americans bought fewer new homes in that stretch than in any other six-month period since record-keeping began a half-century ago.

WASHINGTON — Rural America now accounts for just 16 percent of the nation’s population, the lowest ever. The latest 2010 census numbers hint at an emerging America where, by midcentury, city boundaries become indistinct and rural areas grow ever less relevant. Many communities could shrink to virtual ghost towns as they shutter businesses and close down schools, demographers say.