What would you do for a 10% raise?
A recent LendEDU survey revealed that nearly 35% of respondents would give up their voting rights for life in order to get a 10% pay increase. LendEDU, an online student loan marketplace, …
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Two sources familiar with the Justice Department’s investigation into Russia interference in the U.S. 2016 presidential election, say that special counsel Robert Mueller now has evidence that Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, made a secret trip to Prague in …
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Legislation that has been introduced in Springfield, Illinois, would require LGBT history to be taught in the state’s public schools. It would require the teaching in public schools of the study of the “role and contributions of lesbian, gay, …
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General Motors has announced that it will lay off close to 1,500 workers from a plant in Ohio. The move is due to market shifts in consumer demands from compact cars to SUV’s and pickup trucks. The shift is attributable …
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President Trump has pardoned Scooter Libby, the former Chief of Staff of Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted in 2007 of perjury and obstruction of justice in relation to the case of a leaked CIAs operative’s identity, Valerie Plame. …
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Airbnb is being sued by the municipality of Paris for reportedly listing unauthorized houses for short-term renting on their website. A hearing has been scheduled for June 12 in a Paris court. The lawsuit, which also involves two other smaller …
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President Donald Trump signed a measure Wednesday that many hope will curb online sex trafficking. The measure, a rare bipartisan victory in Washington, aims to hold websites that participate in online trafficking accountable. While there are no official numbers …
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In what potentially a landmark ruling, a British man has been granted the legal right to have a former criminal charge stripped from search engine Google’s results. The judge in the case wrote “the crime and punishment information has …
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Fired FBI Director, James Comey, is set to release his new book, A Higher Loyalty on April 17th and excerpts of the book attained by The Associated Press and other news outlets are already making headlines. The book is highly …
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The U.S. military hit three sites in Syria overnight believed to be critical sites in the Syrian government’s chemical weapons program infrastructure. According to U.S. officials all three sites were destroyed. Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. …
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The U.S. announced missile strikes against the Bashar Assad regime in Syria in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack against Syrian civilians last week. The strikes began last night at 9 p.m. EST and last for an about an hour.…
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The inspector general of the Department of Justice has released a highly anticipated report on inappropriate actions taken by Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe with regards to an investigation into the Clinton Foundation, a charitable organization created by Bill …
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Close associates of President Trump’s are worried recordings made by his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, were seized in raids on his offices earlier this week. FBI agents raided space Mr. Cohen uses in the offices of another law firm …
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The Broward County School District swiftly and unanimously voted down a measure this week that would arm teachers in hopes of defending students. The decision comes less than two months after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, …
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President Donald Trump took to Twitter yesterday to warn Russia to prepare for possible airstrikes against Syria. Russia is Syria largest benefactor.
“Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they …
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House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is not seeking reelection and will retire in January 2019, citing his responsibilities as a father.
“What I realized is, if I am here for one more term, my kids will only have ever …
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In an effort to ease rising tensions between the China and the U.S., Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that tariffs on automobile imports would be lowered “significantly” this year. The move, Xi says, is part of a “new phase …
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