October 5th, 20180Taking effect Nov. 1 Amazon’s new $15 minimum wage will raise the wages of more than 250,000 Amazon employees plus 100,00 of its seasonal workers.
The wage increase applies for full-time, part-time and temporary workers.
"We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do and decided we want to lead," Jeff...
February 23rd, 20180BEIRUT — A senior U.S. diplomat met Lebanese officials on Wednesday in Beirut as part of a U.S. shuttle diplomacy effort to resolve tensions between Israel and Lebanon over a border wall and energy drilling in disputed waters.
Disputes over Israeli construction of the border wall, Lebanon's start of oil and gas exploration at sea...
August 30th, 20170Demand for Confederate flags at Chris Ackerman’s Civil War memorabilia shop in Pennsylvania has surged since violence at a white nationalist rally in Virginia this month reignited the United States’ debate over race and the legacy of slavery.
The trend has been similar for other sellers of the Confederate battle flag, retailers...
August 22nd, 20170SAN FRANCISCO ― The city of Los Angeles on Tuesday sought to join a lawsuit against the Department of Justice over federal restrictions on some law enforcement grants to so-called sanctuary cities, according to a court filing.
The state of California and city of San Francisco earlier this month filed legal challenges that accused the...
June 1st, 20170WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an order on Thursday to keep the U.S. Embassy in Israel in Tel Aviv temporarily instead of relocating it to Jerusalem, despite his campaign pledge to go ahead with the controversial move.
After months of fierce debate within his administration, Trump chose to continue his predecessors' policy of...
