The incomes of typical Americans rose by 5.2 percent in 2015, the first significant boost to middle-class pay since the end of the Great Recession, the Census Bureau reported. In addition, the poverty rate fell 1.2 percent.
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The president described the GOP nominee as a "guy who spent 70 years on this Earth showing no concern for working people" during a campaign stop for Hillary Clinton.
In a letter, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee asked the Justice Department to look into whether the $25,000 donation to Pam Bondi, who was considering an investigation of Trump University at the time, violated federal bribery or other laws.
A drill instructor and recruits at Parris Island. (U.S. Marine Corps)
The Marine said he was kept in the dryer long enough that his neck and arm started to burn, according to documents that describe the abuse at the Marine training center at Parris Island, S.C.
For decades, women have struggled to crack the code of power in the White House, where grueling hours, hyper-aggressive colleagues and lack of access to the boss have proved challenging in both parties.
The vote on John Koskinen, expected by Thursday, has pitted hard-right conservatives against not only Democrats but also Republicans wary of a partisan battle.
The sports governing body proved it will act when it decided to move championships away in protest of the state’s “bathroom bill.” Groups now may cite that as precedent when other hot-button issues arise.
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Supporters of the GOP nominee shrug off the label Hillary Clinton gave them: “And we’re the ones that are intolerant?”
Some say the job of running both organizations is too big for one leader and that the electronic espionage and cyberwarfare missions are fundamentally different and shouldn't compete to use the same networks.
Stop draining your iPhone to zero battery — and get it out of your pocket.
The city's extra-strict gun laws return to federal court next week, drawing pressure from gun rights groups and more than a dozen Republican attorneys general who want such rules declared unconstitutional.
The record fines being levied against the company for setting up fake accounts customers didn't ask for look puny compared to pay packages of the bank's top executives.
The five researchers say they have run out of the flares they use to scare the bears away and that they have lost at least one of their dogs to the beasts. It may take as long as a month for help to reach them.
According to Billboard, the flamboyant pop chanteuse is in talks to perform at Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
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Fizzy, fun, rose-colored joy and shoes that are impossible to forget. Maybe not what you need, but exactly what you want.
