Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed a minimum wage increase law while surrounded by signs reading, “Seattle needs a raise. ”The bill that Murray signed in to law guarantees an increase in Seattle’s minimum wage to be implemented in increments over the next several years.
The FCC made front-page news on Thursday by voting 3-2 in favor of a plan that would enforce net neutrality in the United States.
In 2010, it was announced that Qatar would host the 2022 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup. To say this decision was controversial would be a bit of an understatement.
I will say what appears to be in the minds of some Oklahoma lawmakers — “screw fair education that teaches students to criticize, advocate and learn. Give them propagandized patriotism!”
This past week, a group of students from University of Washington’s school of dentistry volunteered to give free services to homeless members of the community. Dentistry students volunteered at Mary’s Place, an organization that helps homeless women and children.
Now that the Super Bowl has come and gone, the 2014 NFL season is now officially over, and it can easily be said that a cluster of bad decisions turned the NFL season into a travesty.
That is right, the first female pitcher to win a Little League World Series game can play basketball, too. Mo’ne Davis played in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game this past Friday.
The death penalty has had an interesting week. Utah has reinstituted the death penalty via firing squad as a valid mode of execution after prohibiting it in 2004.
St. Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Feast of St. Valentine, these are probably some of the more popular names that people have heard of in regards to the day of love.
Brandon Stanton, the blogger behind the famous Humans of New York recently started a fundraiser that gave more than $1 million to Mott Hall Bridges Academy in New York.
No more higher education funds can be found and the state is paying for less tuition than ever. Now some students will get to shoulder the burden of tuition increases that will reach 16 percent in their fourth year.
Apparently the 2012 election has not ended, yet. President Obama gave a simple “no comment” in response to Mitt Romney and the Republican party candidates’ platform of helping the middle class and ending poverty.
I have some concerns in regards to the latest edition of the Hot or Not section within the paper.
Oscars are a time where everyone praises the best of the best when it comes to film. The stars get dressed up and head off to some fancy theater to sit and find out if they are winners or losers. Many find the glamor in the dresses and red carpet, but many also find it pompous and just plain annoying.
Comedian John Oliver tells the truth on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” more often than cable giant Fox News.
Tonight we turn the page, announced President Barrack Obama in the opening moments of Tuesday’s State of the Union Address
Wednesday night was an interesting night for LA Lakers fans who got to see Will Ferrell hit a cheerleader in the face with a basketball during halftime. Subsequently the actor was pulled off the court by security. Do not worry; this is not another story about a celebrity going crazy.
Well, it is that time of year again: The Patriots have found themselves embroiled in yet another scandal. Following their 45-7 victory over the Colts in the AFC Championship Game, concerns were raised that some of the Patriots’ footballs may have been under-inflated, a claim that was later confirmed when it was reported that 11 out of the 12 footballs used by the Patriots were indeed under-inflated during the first half of the game.
1. Sexism: Who has declared in the laws of the universe, that if the cashier does not have a Y chromosome then she cannot help someone bring a bag of feed to their car or be knowledgeable in lawn mower parts?
