When Frances Haugen joined Facebook to combat its fake news crisis, she was staggered at the scale of the problem. Here, in the second part of her compelling memoir, she reveals how little the tech...

NISKAYUNA — A Niskayuna resident who was sued by a former employer to recoup training expenses has spurred proposed labor legislation from Assemblymember Phil Steck, D-Colonie to address training ...

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Four whistleblowers have testified to investigators they worked on a secret program to rebuild crashed . The bombshell revelation came from one of America's top former intelligence officials who ha...

In order to win a defamation lawsuit, the person suing must convince the court and ultimately the jury that the slanderer didn’t just publish something false, but that he did so even while suspect...

As President Joe Biden signed into law an agreement Saturday that would shield wealthy tax cheats from stronger IRS enforcement while at the same time enacting cuts to key anti-poverty programs, Se...

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Minnesota has become the 12th state to adopt a statewide paid program for employees during family and medical leaves. It also joined the more than 40 state and local jurisdictions mandating paid si...

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, called Saturday for raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour at a labor rally with S.C. Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston, and the Rev. William Barbe...