On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that is challenging the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. It is the first of two gay-marriage-related cases the court will hear this week; on Wednesday it will hear arguments in United States v. Windsor, a challenge to the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
March 21, 2013 A school bus driver from Broward County, Florida was suspended when video footage surfaced of her taking a phone call while driving the bus. Rossana Lucas, the driver, is appealing, saying the caller was her son, a Marine in Afghanistan.
Have you filed your 2012 taxes yet?
Don't forget about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a financial boost for people working hard to make ends meet.
Millions of workers may qualify for the first time this year due to changes in their mari
March 20, 2013 It's been a decade since the U.S. lead invasion of Iraq and still today the region is torn between progress and chaos. Our country made an investment of about $1.7 trillion and the loss of 4,487 American troops. When considering the cost of an additional trillion to care for the veterans of the war over the next decade one asks, "Was it worth it"?
March 19, 2013
March 18, 2013 A private jet crashed into a home in South Bend Indiana yesterday (3/17) as the plane was attempting a landing at Michiana Regional Airport. New surveillance video has been released showing the plane crash.
Four days of testimony have come to an end with the conviction of two teenagers in a rape case in Steubenville, Ohio.
It’s not easy being unemployed or under-employed, but you are definitely not alone. Even with a highly positive new jobs report just out and the country apparently on an upswing, an unemployment rate of 7.7 percent means a lot of people still need jobs.
But that doesn’t mean the situation is hopeless for anyone. If you’re spent on looking for available jobs in your current locale because it seems like the well has dried, you could be right. Some states have higher unemployment rates than others, and you could be stuck living somewhere that’s not helping you. It might be time to relocate.
The labor market—and the economy overall—is improving, albeit gradually, with employers adding 236,000 jobs in February. That gain brought the unemployment rate down a few ticks from 7.9 percent to 7.7, its lowest point in four years.
If you’ve been struggling to find a new job, get that first job out of college or get back to work, perhaps it’s a change of location you need. The unemployment rate is not equal across the states, and for all the tough economic news of the past several years, things aren't all that bad in certain places.
March 8, 2013 My dear friend Linda is a flight attendant and yesterday she posted on her facebook page a lengthy opposition to the TSA policy now allowing passengers to carry small knives onto planes. The vice president of the flight attendants union agrees with her and she has said that the new policy is "outrageous."
