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December 20, 2015

Kim Davis loses another bid to stall gay-marriage case

Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis has lost her latest effort to stall issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, one of a fast-growing collection of rejected appeals.

December 20, 2015

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis interfered with judge's order, attorney says

The attorney for one of the deputy clerks in Kim Davis' office says Davis disobeyed a federal judge's order when she altered marriage license forms for same-sex couples.

December 20, 2015

California lawmakers approve right-to-die legislation

California lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives.

December 20, 2015

Chicago sued over 'amusement tax' on streaming services Netflix, Spotify

A group of Chicago residents is suing the city for allegedly trying to sneak in a 9 percent tax on streaming services like Netflix, Spotify and Amazon Prime.

December 20, 2015

California lawmakers approve right-to-die legislation

The state Assembly approved legislation Wednesday that would allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives after an emotional and deeply personal debate, sending the proposal to the Senate that is expected to endorse it.

December 20, 2015

Exclusive: DEA chief says heroin ‘back with a vengeance,’ drugs a national security threat

Foremost on DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg’s agenda – the issue that every one of his 21 special agents in charge, fanned out across the country, cite as the number one problem in their respective jurisdictions – is the surge in heroin use in the United States over the past few years.

December 20, 2015

Washington sues feds over safety of nuclear waste tanks

Washington state is suing the federal government again over cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation — this time over the danger posed to workers by vapor releases from underground waste-storage tanks.

December 20, 2015

Alaska Supreme Court won't block Medicaid expansion

Thousands of lower-income Alaskans will become eligible for Medicaid after the Alaska Supreme Court on Monday refused to temporarily block the state from expanding the health care program.

December 20, 2015

St. Louis leaders agree to raise minimum wage to $11 per hour

Minimum wage workers in St. Louis could soon be joining other workers in cities across the country in getting a raise.

December 20, 2015

‘We’re left to the wolves’: Videos allegedly show Memphis VA leaving disabled vets unattended

Video footage allegedly showing veterans, many of whom were quadriplegics or paraplegics, being left unattended at a Memphis Veterans Affairs hospital during staff meetings has been made public, in the latest leak to plague the Department of Veterans Affairs.