LA City Council Votes To Raise Minimum Wage To $15 By 2020
The increase — from $9 per hour — could cover as many as 800,000 people. LA is the biggest U.S city to raise its minimum wage to $15.
National
60 Percent: Record Number Of Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage In Poll
It's a far cry from 1996, the first year in which Gallup posed the question to Americans. Back then, 68 percent of respondents said same-sex marriages should not be valid.
Takata Agrees To Declare Air Bags Defective In Nearly 34M Vehicles
The problem lies with Takata air bags that can potentially explode, sending metal shards flying into the compartment. The recall is believed to be the largest in NHTSA's history.
Patriots To 'Accept Reluctantly' NFL's 'Deflategate' Punishment
The NFL fined the team $1 million and stripped it of draft picks in connection with the scandal involving underinflated footballs. Quarterback Tom Brady is appealing his four-game suspension.
Plan Bee: White House Unveils Strategy To Protect Pollinators
The national strategy addresses the alarming decline in honeybee populations. It calls for more bee habitat and more research into ways to protect bees from disease and pesticides.
Obama Touts New Jersey City's Success In Policing Efforts
The president said in Camden, N.J., that the government will put limits on the military-style equipment it makes available to police. The goal is to improve relations between police and residents.
Reporting On Rape Kit Backlog Leads To New Law And Arrests In Ohio
While researching sexual assaults for Cleveland's The Plain Dealer, Rachel Dissell unearthed a backlog of untested rape kits dating back to 1993. Ohio has since mandated the testing of these kits.
Biker Shootout Update: 7 Remain In Hospital; Uninvited Gang Had Come To Meeting
Giving an update on Sunday's violence, Waco Police Sgt. Patrick Swanton dismisses media reports that law enforcement officers had killed four bikers.
Urban Farmers Say It's Time They Got Their Own Research Farms
The University of the District of Columbia is the one land-grant university in the U.S. with an urban focus. It's leading research on growing food in raised beds, hoop houses and shipping containers.
The Curious World Of Baseball Re-Enactors
When John Coray and other vintage "ballists" gather to compete using 19th century rules and trappings, the baseball diamond becomes a field of dreamers.