California lawmakers took another step towards raising the state's minimum wage on Monday when the Senate approved a proposal to increase the hourly rate to $11 in 2016 and $13 in 2017.
Roberta Jacobson, assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere and top negotiator with Cuba, has been nominated to be the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico. President Obama announced her as part of a list of federal nominations that still require the U.S. Senate's approval.
Netflix has been experimenting with commercials before and after subscriber content is viewed. Not having to deal with commercials is likely the reason that many subscribe to streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Health insurance companies have requested double-digit hikes on insurance premiums for 2016. According to insurers, increasing drug costs and new data on consumers' health statuses have led to the request.
Attorneys for former NFL star Aaron Hernandez are seeking to have his murder conviction overturned based on their contention one of the jurors considered evidence against him that may have never been introduced at trial.
Actor Vince Vaughn said we should be allowed to have guns in schools during a recent interview. In a candid interview with British GQ Magazine, "True Detective" actor Vince Vaughn revealed his thoughts on a variety of subjects, one of which included the right to have guns in American schools.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton plans to turn substance abuse and mental health into key issues of her 2016 White House campaign. She promises proposals in the next few months.
On Monday, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham became the ninth Republican to cast his bid in the 2016 presidential race. He faces stiff competition from the other Republican contenders.
Thanks in large part to Sen. Rand Paul, at midnight on Sunday, the U.S. Senate let the Patriot Act expire, removing key controversial surveillance authorities from the National Security Agency. So what does that mean, and what's next?
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case concerning Arizona's ban on undocumented immigrants being granted bail. By doing so, the previous court's ruling overturning the ban stands.
The former Democratic governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley, announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next year. Like Sen. Bernie Sanders before him, O'Malley is running to the left of top contender Hillary Clinton.
A new Washington Post study finds that police nationwide have already killed 385 people over the first five months of this year and of that total two-third of all the unarmed victims have been either blacks or Hispanics
Jadianna Larsen of Sacramento was reported missing by her mother's boyfriend on Thursday. The frantic search for a missing Northern California 6-year-old became a homicide investigation on Saturday when detectives discovered a child's burned body in a rural area, reports the Sacramento Bee.
