LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The first black woman appointed to the state’s highest court has been found dead on the bank of the Hudson River, reports the Associated Press (AP). Sheila Abdus-Salaam’s body was discovered along the riverside near Harlem on Wednesday, a day after she was reported missing, police said, according…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield President Donald Trump’s eldest son may be considering a run for the highest office… in the state of New York. The Independent US reports it was only three years ago that now President Trump considered a run for the Governor’s mansion in New York, and it now appears his eldest son, Donald…
by Connor D. Wolf New York and California both enacted a $15 minimum wage Monday, marking the first statewide victories for advocates of the increase. New York and California have been among a handful of states fighting to be the first to raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour. Supporters have advocated for years…