A wildfire is blazing out of control near Warm Springs, Ore., having burned up approximately 40 square miles of land in the five days since it was sparked. Firefighters are making very little headway in their efforts to battle the blaze and officials warn that they expect the fire to continue to grow significantly before any real progress in containment is made.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped broker a last-minute deal between the Long Island Rail Road and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday, averting a strike that would have stranded hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.
Economists had predicted a much stronger month in residential building. Housing starts and residential building permits fell in June to the lowest rate since September, indicating the housing recovery may be slowing, according to a Reuters report on U.
A federal judge has decided that the death penalty system in California is unconstitutional. A federal judge has decided that the death penalty system in California is unconstitutional.
If carrying less than an ounce, only a $25 fine will be assessed. Washington, D. C. has passed a decriminalization law that took effect Thursday at 12:01 a.
A federal judge has ruled California's death penalty is unconstitutional because of prolonged delays on death row. Inmates are dying of natural causes before they are being executed.
Rupert Murdoch has his thumb over a large portion of TV networks (and other media) in the US, and he only seeks to increase his share. But CNN parent company Time Warner rejected an $80 billion deal, which would involve selling off CNN.
European nations also considering sanctions against Russia. President Obama added more sanctions against Russia Wednesday. He targeted large banks and energy and defense firms.
The Fire Department of New York's annual calendar will be a little different in 2015--besides featuring some of the city's finest hunks, it will also include a female firefighter for the first time ever.
Employees of the Metropolitan Opera Company are publicizing the growing dispute in their contract negotiations. Fifteen unions will see their contract expire at the end of July. The company claims ticket sales and the endowment are down and they want cuts of 16 percent; workers maintain there is over spending and the general manager has over paid himself.
A former Tinder executive filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Monday against the dating app and its majority owner InterActiveCorp for sexual harassment and gender discrimination
While notorious for burning crosses and terrorizing minority groups, one sub-division of the Ku Klux Klan has resorted to a mild recruitment practice that involves giving out candy and leaflets.
For years women have been complaining about forced maternity leave and being fired from their jobs due to pregnancy. The EEOC has seen an increase in violations and complaints over the years and is now addressing the issue.
