New legislative records proposal fails on public transparency
The latest bill dealing with public records includes overly broad exceptions for legislators that would allow them to skirt transparency rules that apply to other public officials.
The latest bill dealing with public records includes overly broad exceptions for legislators that would allow them to skirt transparency rules that apply to other public officials.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ready to deliver his State of the Union speech following a roller-coaster will-it-or-won’t-it-happen ride. His topic is to be “choosing greatness.” White House officials say Trump is not expected to dwell on the government shutdown or on the looming Feb. 15 deadline for a budget deal. Instead, Trump […]
Louie Alas refuses to dwell in Phoenix Pulse’s early PBA Philippine Cup success.
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A Brooklyn jail that houses more than 1,500 inmates has had limited heat and hot water during some of the coldest weather of the year, and the jail’s warden refuses to admit it’s an issue, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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R. Kelly has officially been told he's no longer welcome in Philly.
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday defended the government’s view that incomes are improving, despite a scandal over faulty polling methods likely to lead to a revision…
Opening architect-designed banking halls with gee-whizz gadgets is one thing but expanding a bank’s loan base at breakneck speed is dodgy.
Opening architect-designed banking halls with gee-whizz gadgets is one thing but expanding a bank’s loan base at breakneck speed is dodgy.
Following protests against a neo-Nazi rally, the FBI opened a terrorism investigation into By Any Means Necessary (BAMN), a civil rights group, conducting surveillance and citing the fact that a BAMN member had been stabbed by a neo-Nazi to justify it.
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A former duty manager at the café chain's site in Southport called the treatment of staff 'disgusting' and said colleagues were given 30 minutes' notice that the store was closing.
A former duty manager at the café chain's site in Southport called the treatment of staff 'disgusting' and said colleagues were given 30 minutes' notice that the store was closing.
Plenty known about the billionaires who appeared beneath him on this list – Sir James Dyson, Bet 365's Denise Coates, Mike Ashley – but Stephen Rubin? Sorry, never heard of the bloke.
Plenty known about the billionaires who appeared beneath him on this list – Sir James Dyson, Bet 365's Denise Coates, Mike Ashley – but Stephen Rubin? Sorry, never heard of the bloke.
Major U.S. stock indexes closed mostly higher Friday after an up-and-down day of trading on Wall Street. The tiny gains, which extended the S&P 500's winning streak to a third day, came as investors applauded the latest burst of hiring by U.S. employers. That enthusiasm was tempered by a disappointing revenue outlook from Amazon. On Friday: The S&P 500 index rose 2.43 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,706.53. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 64.22 points, or 0.3 percent, to 25,063.89. The Nasdaq composite dropped 17.87 points... Читать дальше...
City Councilman Bill Perkins on Friday said he has “been confronting health issues” as he tried to downplay a bizarre incident the night before in which cops were called because he was acting so erratically. Perkins’ neighbors called police on the 68-year-old Harlem lawmaker around 9:30 p.m. over his behavior, which included shouting and throwing...
Solar Solve Marine, the British manufacturer of SOLASOLV anti-glare, heat rejecting roller screens a...
The C5 Aircross is the latest model in a refreshed range that aims to put the stress on comfort and design, and impart a feel-good factor to driver and occupants. So don't expect racetrack performance.
The C5 Aircross is the latest model in a refreshed range that aims to put the stress on comfort and design, and impart a feel-good factor to driver and occupants. So don't expect racetrack performance.
Facebook's oft-mentioned stable of third-party fact-checkers will be missing one of its lead horses, as Snopes will not renew its partnership with the social network. Snopes began providing fact-checking services to Facebook in December 2016, along with other companies including FactCheck.org, PolitiFact and ABC News. Vice president of operations Vinny Green and founder and executive...
TORONTO — New home sales sank to their lowest level in almost two decades in Toronto last year driven by a drop in new condominium sales, a pair of reports…
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In its Madrid workshop, Factum Arte uses scans of archaeological masterpieces to create exacting facsimiles that have both the look and feel of the originals