Tag: Associated Press

Poll: Californians split on federal health reforms

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Demonstrations planned in 100 cities are part of push by labor unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage of $7.25. (AP/Paul Beaty)

Fast-food strikes return amid push for wage hikes

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

New TV ad in NC aims at Thom Tillis in Senate race

New TV ad in NC aims at Thom Tillis in Senate race

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Creative industries led by Hollywood account for about $504 billion, or at least 3.2 percent of U.S. goods and services, the government said in its first official measure of how the arts and culture affect the economy.

Report: Arts, culture add $500 billion to nation’s GDP

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Protestors chant outside a Burger King restaurant during a protest for a raise in the minimum wage in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. Fast food workers across the country walked off their jobs to fight for a $15 an hour wage. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Fast-food protests return amid push for wage hikes

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Amid public doubts over his stewardship of the economy, President Obama is putting a renewed focus on the income gap between rich and poor as he pushes for short-term congressional action and begins setting the domestic agenda for the remainder of his presidency. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama, in speech, to focus on income disparities

Jim Kuhnhenn · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

In a Dec. 12, 2012 photo, the statue of Gov. Austin Blair, the war governor (1861- 1864), is silhouetted against the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP File)

Michigan House budget rising 5 percent in 2014

Washington Examiner · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

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Appeals court rules against officer’s First Amendment claim

Nigel Duara · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey worried aloud Wednesday that the next generation of possible military recruits is ignorant about the damage that can come from showing bad or illegal behavior online.ÃÂ (AP Image)

Top general to teens: Watch what you post online!

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

In this Sept. 23, 2013 photo, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chuck Hassebrook smiles in Omaha, Neb. Now that his only opponent has bowed out of the Democratic race for governor, Hassebrook is promising a legislative agenda intended to draw support from both parties. The former University of Nebraska regent says he would focus on education funding, job-training programs and wind energy if he wins the uphill race in 2014. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Democrat Chuck Hassebrook promises bipartisan focus in Nebraska

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

This photo taken Nov. 25, 2013 shows second grade teacher Heather Black working with Ingrid Soracco, 7, right, on her e-book assignment using an iPad at Jamestown Elementary School in Arlington, Va. Needed to keep a school building running these days: Water, electricity _ and broadband. Interactive digital learning on laptops and tablets is, in many cases, replacing traditional textbooks. Students are taking computer-based tests instead of fill-in-the bubble exams. Teachers are accessing far-off resources for lessons. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Tech gurus help boost speedy Internet in schools

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands during their joint statement at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. Kerry is visiting Jerusalem and Ramallah to have the Israeli-Palestinian peace talk and to consult Israeli officials about Iran. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

John Kerry seeks to soothe Israeli security concerns

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am