Obama, EPA moving forward on climate change
The Obama administration is developing a more aggressive policy on environmental issues, as the president increasingly sees fighting climate change as one of the core components of his legacy.
SW Florida residents say "No fracking"
Environmental activists and oil drilling opponents have many unanswered questions concerning several aspects of this type of operation.
Alabama to pay $580,000 because of unconstitutional anti-immigrant law
"This lawsuit put a swift end to a cruel, discriminatory, and unlawful effort to drive immigrant families out of their homes."
"Kill-A-Gay and Flog-A-Woman" laws protested at Beverly Hills hotel
The law effective May 1, in the Southeast Asian country of Brunei, provides for fines and prison sentences for gay men and lesbians, and women who have abortions.
Unemployment rate dropped because 800,000 were not counted
The proportion of the unemployed and underemployed, including those so discouraged they stopped seeking work, is still one of every eight workers.
Most new jobs are low wage, report shows
There are nearly two million fewer jobs in mid- and higher-wage industries than there were before the recession took hold, while there are 1.85 million more jobs in lower-wage industries.
