Suicide

NEW YORK -- The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday. The trend was most pronounced among white men and women in that age group. Their suicide rate jumped 40 percent ...

In the United States, Apple routinely is ranked one of the best employers. But in China, Foxconn -- the principal manufacturer of Apple products -- has been accused of Dickensian conditions, which have led to a string of worker suicides. On Friday, a Foxconn worker reportedly was so upset about the prospect of ...

By Harriet McLeod A new $10 million, three-year study will investigate whether daily doses of a common dietary supplement could help curb the number of suicides among military personnel and veterans, researchers said on Monday. The study, set to begin in South Carolina in January, is part of the Defense ...

By Molly Blake In April 2011, a young Army wife posted a chilling comment on her blog that began, "If you are reading this, you should know that I'm dead." The 27-year-old woman continued, "at least I hope I'm dead ... it would be awful to fail at your own suicide." The woman reportedly received ...

SAN DIEGO -- A 92-year-old woman who sold $40 kits for people to kill themselves faces sentencing in San Diego for failing to file federal tax returns. Sharlotte Hydorn faces a maximum term of one year in prison when she is sentenced Monday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Bernard Skomal. ...

By Nicholas Paphitis ATHENS, Greece -- A Greek retiree shot himself dead in the busiest public square in Athens during morning rush hour Wednesday, leaving a note police said linked his suicide with the country's acute financial woes. ...

The economic crisis has wrecked many lives, and stolen a few too. The latest apparent casualty was found on a grassy patch behind the Bedforshire, U.K., complex of Unilever, the world's third largest consumer goods company. Clive Blackburn was a preeminent food scientist, who developed Slim-Fast drinks and ...

A bad day at work can lead many workers to ponder their worth, but it was an extraordinary set of circumstances that led London stock trader Asif Mohamedali to, he says, approach his boss and say that he felt as if he needed to kill himself. As the London Evening Standard reports, Mohamedali (pictured) ...

Working in China's burgeoning manufacturing sector is proving exceedingly tough for many Chinese workers. Long hours and intense pressure to quickly churn out the latest high-tech gizmos destined for overseas markets have led to protests and even suicides among some workers, according to media reports. Though ...

Two teachers from the same Illinois kindergarten team have passed away. On the same day she attended a funeral for a co-worker who had died from a respiratory ailment, 45-year old Linda Elaine Walker returned to her Illinois kindergarten classroom to take her own life, according to a report in the Daily Mail. ...