The Democratic governor is pressing the state Legislature to increase the minimum wage for all workers to $15 an hour under the same timeline. Opponents of raising the wage say it would hurt businesses and result in job losses.
Clinton responded on Saturday night by arguing that her Wall Street plan was “tougher, more effective and more comprehensive” the others. Though their tax rates would rise, the Sanders’ staffers said, middle-class Americans would likely come out ahead because of...
And while the 23-year-old world number 53 was charging to the lead, New Zealand teen star Lydia Ko fired a 69 to help tighten her grip on the world number one ranking ahead of South Korean Park In-Bee, who opened on 71 to share 22nd.
The discussions will bring together around 20 countries and global bodies to hammer out a roadmap for peace to end Syria’s more than four-year civil war, and diplomats said working level talks are set to begin in advance on Thursday.
A number of participants concerned about a delay in policy firming could increase uncertainty in financial market and build up financial imbalances. The Fed has said it needs exactly that confidence before raising rates. This results in the steepening of the yield curve along...
What should we expect from Indianapolis Colts players with Matt Hasselbeck under center? How about the struggling Green Bay Packers’ wide receivers against the tough Minnesota Vikings’ secondary?
On wages and benefits, the Ford deal largely mirrors the agreement struck at GM, with newer workers getting an eight-year path to a higher $29-an-hour wage and more senior factory employees receiving their first wage increase in about a decade. The GM deal included a signing...
Kerry, at the U.S. Embassy in Paris on Tuesday, said last week’s terror attacks in the city were “absolutely indiscriminate”, unlike the assault on the staff of the satirical publication, which had frequently lampooned Islam. After the attack on Bataclan, which...
“Abdel Hamid Abaaoud has just been formally identified, after comparing fingerprints, as having been killed during the (police) raid [north of Paris]”, the office said in a statement on Thursday. A French official says Abdelhamid Abaaoud is the suspected mastermind of...
The first teaser for Stephen King’s 11.22.63 has landed online, proving that it’s possible for James Franco to be involved in a literary adaptation not by William Faulkner.