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Susan G. Komen Changes Decision Regarding Planned Parenthood Grants

Susan G. Komen Changes Decision Regarding Planned Parenthood Grants

  On Friday, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity decided to abandon its plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. Komen’s image was in jeopardy after rumors began…

January Jobs Report a Positive Step Forward

January Jobs Report a Positive Step Forward

  The job market took a massive step towards recovery in the month of January but it is still on a very long road to full recovery. Nonfarm payrolls in…

Senate Passes Ban on Insider Trading

Senate Passes Ban on Insider Trading

The Senate has passed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, 96-3. The bill makes it illegal for Congress members, their staffs and also many executive-branch workers to indulge…

Top Komen Officials Resign over Planned Parenthood Controversy

Top Komen Officials Resign over Planned Parenthood Controversy

As of Thursday evening, at least three high ranking officials of Susan G. Komen for the Cure have resigned over the breast cancer charity’s decision to suspend funding of Planned…

RILA Announces First Ever Labor and Employment Forum to Be Held in March

RILA Announces First Ever Labor and Employment Forum to Be Held in March

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced today that they will hold the first ever Labor and Employment Law Forum on March 21-22, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on…

Teacher Arrested for Taking Bondage Shoot of Kindergarteners

Teacher Arrested for Taking Bondage Shoot of Kindergarteners

It took over of year in preparation, but Mark Berndt, a teacher for 30 years, has been arrested on over 23 felony counts of lewd acts on a child, including…

Washington State Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage Measure

Washington State Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage Measure

  On Wednesday, the state senate in Washington passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. This sets the stage for Washington to become the seventh state in the nation…

Lawsuits Filed Against Three Chicago Law Schools

Lawsuits Filed Against Three Chicago Law Schools

  On Wednesday, three law schools in Chicago were sued for allegedly deceiving students by inflating employment information for its students after graduation. The allegations were filed in three separate…

More People Exchanging a Magazine for Smartphone While Sitting on the Toilet

More People Exchanging a Magazine for Smartphone While Sitting on the Toilet

The convenience of smartphones has made life incredibly more convenient. It allows people to take both personal and work lives with them wherever life leads. It makes businesses more effective,…

Subpoenas Issued to 11 Financial Institutions by New Federal Task Force

Subpoenas Issued to 11 Financial Institutions by New Federal Task Force

  Last week, a new federal and state task force was created that will investigate mortgage fraud that helped contribute to the financial crisis of 2008. The new panel did…