By Connor D. Wolf Franchisees argued in an appeals court Tuesday that the Seattle $15 minimum wage doesn’t just disproportionately hurt their businesses, it was designed to be that way. Seattle led the way in implementing a $15 minimum wage back in June of 2014. To help mitigate the potential for economic harm, the increase…
Court Rules There’s No Right To Transfer Schools By Blake Neff A federal appeals court has ruled that no constitutional right exists for parents to choose what public school their children attend, a blow to efforts to expand public school choice. The case decided Monday revolves around a group of parents in Blytheville, Ark., who in…
By Ivan Plis This summer saw one crisis after another on Europe’s borders, with refugees from warzones drowning before they washed ashore or dying mysteriously in transit. The recent discovery of 71 refugees’ dead bodies, who suffocated in a van on Hungary’s border with Austria, has accelerated the European Union’s urgency in meeting the unprecedented…
By Josh Fatzick Idris Elba, who has been floated as a serious contender to play James Bond in the next film, was called “too street” to play the character by the book’s author. Anthony Horowitz, the author commissioned by Ian Fleming’s estate to write the next James Bond novel, told the Daily Mail he thinks Elba is…
By Guy Bentley Chipotle’s claim to sell “food with integrity” is coming under fire with a California woman suing the chain for false advertising after the company heavily promoted its controversial decision to abandon all genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its ingredients. Chipotle made a splash April 27 when it declared it was the first…
By Casey Harper A same-sex couple confronted an obstinate Kentucky county clerk who is refusing to give them a marriage license Tuesday. Now the clerk, who is citing religious reasons, could face legal trouble. Lawyers filed contempt of court charges Tuesday morning after a testy exchange between the couple and the Rowan County clerk, who is…
Dr. Ben Carson has pulled ahead of the pack in polling in Iowa, matching evenly with Donald Trump as the favorite for the Republican presidential nomination. The retired neurosurgeon and political activist has been quietly building his lead over the other candidates in previous weeks with a stronger “likeability” rating than Donald Trump, and less baggage….
By Rachel Stoltzfoos Fetal harvesters in Planned Parenthood clinics sometimes take and dissect what is apparently a live and fully intact fetus when it drops out of the womb, a procurement manager for a fetal tissue harvesting company says in the ninth video released Tuesday by the Center for Medical Progress. “I literally have had…
By Connor D. Wolf Walmart executives have reportedly been encouraging some stores to cut hours just months after announcing wages would be raised for 500,000 workers. Store officials, though, say that is not what is behind the move to cut hours. Economist often argue that raising the minimum wage will result in less employment opportunities and reduced…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos PETA slammed President Barack Obama’s plan to appear on Bear Grylls’ reality TV show “Running Wild” Monday, calling the show “sexist” and “speciesist.”“Bear Grylls’ show is known as the bottom of the barrel in demeaning, sexist, speciesist, and who knows what other ‘-ist’ TV reality shows — and that’s certainly saying something,” PETA President Ingrid Newkirk…