One million workers get pay boost as 10 states adjust minimum wage
From Washington State to Florida, the new year is bringing a boost in the minimum wage for an estimated 1 million low-wage workers.The changes are coming in nine states that adjust their base wages...
View ArticleBeyond the 'cliff': Why spending cuts are next on the agenda
The "fiscal cliff" deal reached over the holiday weekend lifted an immediate cloud of uncertainty over US taxpayers in the new year, but it didn't resolve the longer-term question of how to...
View ArticleThat didn't take long: AIG decides not to sue US over bailout terms
Maybe the idea of suing the US government over the terms of a gargantuan bailout isn't such a winning move for AIG.That's what the directors of American International Group concluded in a Wednesday...
View ArticleJacob Lew: Is 'safe' choice for Treasury also a good choice?
President Obama is nominating Jacob "Jack" Lew to be his next secretary of the Treasury, pushing to his administration's forefront a longtime veteran of Washington budget battles.Mr. Lew knows the...
View ArticleKerry Senate seat now has contested primary: Stephen Lynch hat in ring
Rep. Stephen Lynch, a former union ironworker with South Boston roots, announced a campaign for the US Senate Thursday, setting up a contested Democratic primary for the seat being vacated by John...
View ArticleUS economic backsliding temporary? Maybe not if 'sequester' hits
When the government reported Wednesday that the economy shrank in the most recent quarter, forecasters generally said not to worry. This was a temporary slowdown, driven by one-time factors.Defense...
View ArticleRecession averted, but rising debt still a threat, CBO warns
America won't go into recession this year, but the economy is threatened in the longer term by rising federal debt. That's what the Congressional Budget Office concludes in its latest annual forecast...
View ArticleMassachusetts' incredible shrinking Senate race: More Republicans bow out
The surprise decision of former Sen. Scott Brown not to run for the vacated US Senate seat in Massachusetts left an opening for other Republican hopefuls to step forward.Who would it be?, the pundits...
View ArticleLife after 'sequester': Does federal budget have $1 trillion in fat to cut?
The newly launched "sequester" federal spending cuts are large – large enough to total more than $1 trillion if they were to stay in place for 10 years.That won’t happen, because no one likes the...
View ArticleKnives on planes? TSA chief, defending policy, gets an earful in Congress
A new federal policy to allow pocketknives in airplane cabins drew criticism in Congress Thursday, as some lawmakers joined flight attendants and others in questioning the security change.John Pistole,...
View ArticleFannie Mae record profit: How long until it pays back bailout money?
The mortgage giant Fannie Mae said it racked up its highest profit ever during the 2012 calendar year – a signal of housing-market recovery that raises hopes that US taxpayers will recover billions of...
View ArticleImmigration reform: Farm-worker compromise brings bill a step closer to...
A bipartisan band of US Senators has reached agreement on one of the central controversies of immigration reform – treatment of farm workers who currently work in the country illegally.The compromise...
View ArticleBoston bomb suspect called 'lucid,' but how much does he know?
The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is described as alert and “mentally competent,” but he also now has a lawyer.As of Monday, when a US judge visited Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in his...
View ArticleFlight delayed? Republicans blame FAA, and FAA blames 'sequester'
Flight delays at US airports starting this week are unavoidable because of budget cuts, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration told Congress Wednesday, seeking to deflect Republican...
View ArticleMormon Church to accept gay Boy Scouts
For the Boy Scouts of America, a new effort to chart a middle ground on the issues of sexual orientation is proving controversial.The proposed policy by the Boy Scouts, announced recently, is to...
View ArticlePutin, Obama speak again amid probe into Tamerlan Tsarnaev
The wider ripple effects of the Boston Marathon bombings are showing up in US-Russia relations.Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama talked by phone Monday, and they agreed to maintain close...
View ArticleNew arrests hint at unseen side of Boston bombing suspect
Three men have been charged with impeding a federal investigation of the Boston Marathonbombings in allegations that would seem to blend criminality with teenage stupidity.After realizing that their...
View Article'Palestine' finds a new home as Google follows 'lead of the UN'
When the Palestinians won enhanced status for “Palestine” as a non-voting observer state in theUnited Nations General Assembly last November, the Obama administration and Israel blasted the move as...
View ArticleRepublicans pursue probe of Benghazi attacks, name witnesses for hearing
The chairman of a House investigative committee has named three witnesses who will appear at a May 8 hearing on the US response to the terrorist threat that cost four Americans their lives inBenghazi,...
View ArticleCory Booker the favorite for NJ Senate seat, but still has a race to win
Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark known for running into a burning building to save a neighbor, has officially announced that he’ll seek New Jersey’s open seat in the US Senate.This isn’t a...
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