Economy Mar 27 Connecticut to become first state to adopt $10.10 minimum wage Furthering the recent calls by President Barack Obama to fight poverty and inequality, Connecticut lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday to raise the state’s hourly minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017, making it the highest for any state in the country…
Nation Mar 21 Basketball fans win when underdogs prevail in March Raise your hand if you have ever filled out a bracket for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Now keep them up if you’ve ever torn it up after watching an unheard-of university (Mercer?) ruin your picks. It’s OK to admit…
Arts Mar 20 Flea market find turns out to be an original Faberge worth millions A scrap metal dealer has hit it big after buying an original Faberge egg for about $14,000 at a Midwestern flea market.
Nation Mar 19 Ex-dolphin hunter denounces Japanese tradition Izumi Ishii, an ex-dolphin hunter, has gone on record contradicting the Japanese government’s claims that the practice is a century-old tradition, but instead had originated as late as 1969.
Science Mar 18 In times of stress, men become self-centered, women focus on others A new study reveals how men and women react differently to stress. The study, to be published in the May issue of the journal Psychoneuroendicrinology, claims that in times of stress male subjects become more egocentric and less able to…
World Mar 12 New anti-protest law in Australia draws public ire A new anti-protest law passed by the Victoria Parliament in Melbourne has drawn criticism from citizens and politicians. Credit: Photo by Flickr user Widhi Rachmanto The Victoria state government in Australia passed a law Tuesday…
Nation Mar 07 Florida man uses state gun law to open backyard firing range Doug Varrieur, a 57-year-old resident of Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys, found a little-known part of Florida law that prohibits local officials from inhibiting gun rights in any way.
Politics Mar 04 Obama unveils 2015 budget proposal President Barack Obama unveiled a 2015 budget Tuesday that looks to expand on his second term goal of reducing economic inequality. Dubbed the “Opportunity for All” budget, Obama’s plan includes higher spending on employment and job-training programs and the elimination…
Health Mar 04 Is an HIV vaccine on the horizon? Researchers at the University of Miami may have made a modest breakthrough in the search for an HIV vaccination. A vaccine developed at the school has been shown to prevent mice from becoming infected with HIV. The findings were published…
World Feb 28 Africa’s last polar bear is depressed Zookeepers at the Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa have been working diligently in an effort to cheer up Wang -- the last polar bear on the African continent.