As tipping falls out of favor, search is on for alternative
Saru Jayaraman, director of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, advocates abolishing restaurant tipping in favor of the $15-an-hour...
St. Paul launches Climate Action Plan effort to become carbon neutral
To offset St. Paul's total annual greenhouse gas emissions, the city would have to install 985 wind turbines. Or it could preserve more than...
Massive sewage spill flows into US from Mexico
LOS ANGELES — Officials in Southern California are crying foul after more than 140 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Tijuana River...
Ex-Labor Secretary Tom Perez elected DNC chairman
Democrats have a new national party chairman and it’s Tom Perez, who was labor secretary under President Barack Obama.Perez won over Keith Ellison, a...
Perez, Ellison at finish line of Democratic chairman race
ATLANTA >> The race for a new Democratic chairman narrowed to two candidates, a former Cabinet member and a liberal Minnesota congressman,...
Geriatricians can help aging patients navigate multiple ailments
For months, Teresa Christensen’s 87-year-old mother, Genevieve, complained of pain from a nasty sore on her right foot. She stopped going to...
New TV One movie, ‘Media,’ starring Penny Johnson Jerald premieres Feb. 25; series in...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Everyone's trying to keep up with the Joneses in the new TV One movie, "Media," premiering February...
Man shot by off-duty police officer, arrested in connection to fatal shooting outside Cleveland...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A 24-year-old man was shot dead early Friday morning in front of M&M's Saloon in Cleveland,...
Bel Air resident, WUSA9's Kristen Berset battles breast cancer a second time
Bel Air resident and WUSA9 sports anchor Kristen Berset should be basking in wedded bliss.Instead, a month after getting married to Comcast SportsNet reporter...
Orioles' Michael Bourn out four weeks with broken finger, Welington Castillo scratched
The Orioles suffered their first freak injury of spring training Saturday when outfielder Michael Bourn was diagnosed with a broken right ring finger suffered while...
Locked opioid prescription bottle requirement faces opposition in General Assembly
With research showing that many teenagers start drug habits by pilfering their parents' opioid prescriptions, some advocates are calling for more sophisticated tamper-proof bottles.But...
four-year-old Syrian girl reunites with family members in US just after months apart
A 4-year-old Syrian girl whose reunion with her household in the United States was delayed by President Donald Trump's travel ban had a...
Man shot in hip in downtown Toronto | Toronto Star
Toronto police are searching for a suspect who fled the scene of a downtown shooting in a black Cadillac Escalade. The shooting happened at...
Youth wins the day in Gasparilla Distance Classic 5K
TAMPA — When Ellie Pleune finished as the runnerup in last year's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5K by 19 seconds, she wasn't satisfied with...
Sunday liquor bill hits Senate floor Monday; more names in governor’s race
Most Capitol observers believed the chances for ending the ban on Sunday liquor store sales were better than ever this legislative session. But getting...
How A-listers shamelessly campaign for Oscars
Earlier this week, a notoriously press-shy Casey Affleck appeared in his third PETA ad in 10 months, exposing the horrors of circuses as somber...
6,700 strong at Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge (PHOTOS)
SEASIDE HEIGHTS -- It was a collective cry heard round the beach as more than 6,700 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean...
Police chase gunman after Millville shooting, cops say
MILLVILLE -- Police were able to recover a handgun Thursday after investigating a shooting. Millville Police Department officers responded to...
Transgender boy moves within 1 win of girls Texas title
CaptionCloseCYPRESS, Texas (AP) — A 17-year-old transgender boy moved within one match of winning a Texas state girls wrestling title.Mack Beggs pinned Kailyn Clay...
Texas police say woman killed after firing at officers
CaptionClose239 were nonfatalOf the 656 total shootings, 239 caused nonfatal injuries.Source: The Texas Tribune239 were nonfatalOf the 656 total shootings, 239 caused nonfatal injuries.Source: The Texas...
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First Case of New Form of MPOX Reported in US Traveler...
Health officials in the United States have confirmed the first case of a new form of mpox, a rare disease that is similar to...
