Scott sisters freed!
Jamie and Gladys Scott received the news on December 29 that their 16-year prison ordeal was over at last: Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour commuted their double-life sentences and ordered them out of prison. They were originally accused of having taken part in an $11 robbery!
Job creation nowhere on GOP agenda
On a different planet, perhaps, an incoming Congress would now be plowing its way through the pages of jobs plans - but not this one.
Blizzard blues? Relax: it’s hotter than ever
Guess what: this year is stacking up as one of the hottest since we humans started keeping thermometer-based temperature records 160 years ago.
LA neighborhood councils fight vehicle confiscations
The South Central Neighborhood Council joined other groups calling for an end to the impoundment of unlicensed drivers' cars at traffic stops, charging that the practice targets poor, minority and immigrant communities.
Finally: aid to 9/11 heroes approved after GOP yields
The GOP finally relented and allowed 9/11 first responders funding for health care and other needs - but only after nine years and an intense grassroots campaign.
New START ratified, 71-26
The 71-26 vote marked a significant foreign policy achievement for the Obama administration during the lame-duck Congressional session.
Kasich declares war on workers
Ohio's Republican Governor-elect John Kasich declared war on all public employees and workers employed under state contracts - a full month before taking office.
Living wage advocate: laws have positive impact
If you walk into Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) next year, you won't find a McDonald's. They refused to pay their workers a living wage, and dropped out of the bidding for a restaurant concession at LAX, says Madeline Janis, executive director of the L.A. Alliance For a New Economy - who is also a city redevelopment agency commissioner.
Scientists: society needs power and corruption
Scientific fact is objective, but sometimes it's easy to see whose side certain scientists are working on.
Anger erupts over slash-to-the-bone state budget
SEATTLE - Public employee unions and the people they serve denounced the budget unveiled by Gov. Chris Gregoire, which slashes vital services and jobs.
