Flint Water Recovery Lagging As Residents Don't Let Tainted Water Run
It may be an expensive answer but experts say if Flint, Mich., residents used more tap water, it would help flush lead-contaminated water from the system.
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As Hollywood Stars Can Attest, It's Good To Be A Man On Payday
Economic data show that men still make a dollar for every 79 cents a woman earns. A half-century ago, that figure was just 59 cents. So, much progress has been made, but a large wage gap persists.
N.C. Governor Signs Order That 'Clarifies' Controversial Gender Identity Bill
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has issued an executive order that "seeks legislation to reinstate the right to sue in state court for discrimination."
Criminal Justice Dominates Crowded Baltimore Mayoral Race
Baltimore voters say policing and crime is their top concern in the city's crowded mayoral primary this month. The vote comes a year after the death of Freddie Gray, the young, black man fatally injured in police custody.
Concerns Over Mass Shootings Spark Rise In Concealed Carry Permits
The United States is awash with concealed handguns. Nearly 13 million Americans have permits to conceal carry mainly over concerns about crime and mass shootings.
Justice Dept: 'Devastating Consequences' When Tech Exported To The Wrong Hands
Federal prosecutors recently extradited a man from Singapore to face charges he helped conspire to evade export-control laws and send material that wound up in improvised explosive devices in Iraq.
Can Silly Patents Help Fight Frivolous Lawsuits?
Critics of the patent system say it's too easy for people to save a slew of semi-realistic ideas, then sue when a firm separately tries to make something similar. A new website fights fire with fire.
A Real-Life Tax Scam: This Is What IRS Phone Fraud Sounds Like
It's tax season, which also means it's tax scam season. People around the country are getting phone calls from criminals pretending to be tax collectors. Here is one of them.
Texas Attorney General, Already Facing Criminal Charges, Accused Of Civil Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with securities fraud, alleging that he improperly recruited investors for a high-tech Texas startup.
Despite Federal Court Rulings, Texas' Voter ID Laws Remain In Place
Despite being ruled in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution by seven federal judges, Texas' voter ID restrictions are still the law of the land. It's been six months since the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals again ruled the law unconstitutional, but it looks as if Texas will go through another election with the restrictions in place.