Washoe County commissioners voted 4-to-1 Tuesday to oppose Commissioner Jeanne Herman’s proposed election reforms. The vote came after many hours of public comment. If the controversial reforms h...

Our system of criminal justice rests upon two pillars: punishment and deterrence. But unlike punishment, there is no empirical evidence that deterrence works. In fact, the overwhelming evidence d...

PITTSBURGH – A federal court has orded three restaurants – including one at The Highlands in Triadelphia – and their owners to pay $1.45 million after investigators found they paid back-of-the-ho...

American Airlines asked an Illinois federal judge to toss a suit claiming it did not pay workers overtime for training sessions, arguing that federal overtime protections don't cover airline worke...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The effort to raise Hawaii’s minimum wage to $18 an hour is still alive in the state Legislature. House Bill 2510 is expected to go to the Senate Ways and Means Committ...

THE former boss of Brook House detention centre has accused the whistleblower who uncovered abuse at the site of secretly filming for the BBC for “financial gain and career progression,” an inq...

PITTSBURGH – Following litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor, a federal court has entered a consent judgment against three restaurants – one in Pennsylvania and two...

PM tells MPs ferry firm could face fine as its boss apologises over sudden firing of 800 staff Boris Johnson has said it appears P&O Ferries broke the law when it suddenly sacked 800 workers,...

What You Need to Know Judge Paul Sushchyk is suspended without pay while the Massachusetts governor and Legislature decide if he should be removed. The court said Sushchyk made knowingly false s...