
The NFL Players Association, claiming that the arbitrator in the Adrian Peterson case acted unjustly and in opposition to the league’s collective bargaining agreement last Friday by upholding his suspension, has filed a lawsuit against the NFL. The association asserts
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2014, 11:26 AM PST0

Comcast Corporation will pay $50 million to 800,000 “cable-TV subscribers in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties and Philadelphia” after U.S. District Judge John R. Padova ruled against the cable giant in a class-action lawsuit on Friday. The consumers will each
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2014, 7:34 AM PST0

Some supporters of California’s proposed bullet train suggest that because the first leg of the southbound line starting in Merced would end in Burbank, rather than downtown Los Angeles, the Metrolink commuter rail network serving Los Angeles should be electrified,
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2014, 4:03 AM PST0

The New York Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) wants the city’s cops to sign a petition requesting that Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito not be allowed to attend the funeral of an officer killed in the line
by William Bigelow14 Dec 2014, 12:09 PM PST0

A small group of protesters chanting “Black lives matter!” and “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” blocked traffic on Market Street in San Francisco Thursday night, despite the rainstorm, asserting that the inconvenience of the
by William Bigelow12 Dec 2014, 12:06 PM PST0

Even with LeBron James Nike shoes, you can’t outrun the police. In early November, Charles Jennings, an employee of cargo transportation company Intermodal Cartage Group, allegedly stole a truck laden with 7,500 pairs of the new Lebron 12 Nike shoes,
by William Bigelow12 Dec 2014, 11:31 AM PST0

Debris left from the 2011 tsunami in Japan may deposit invasive species on the north coast of California as a result of this week’s storm, the Eureka Times-Standard reports. An area off the coast called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
by William Bigelow11 Dec 2014, 1:10 PM PST0

UAW Local 2865, which represents 13,000 student workers in the UC system, is now the first labor union in the United states to officially support the “Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions” (BDS) campaign against Israel. On December 4, 1,411 student workers voted
by William Bigelow11 Dec 2014, 10:59 AM PST0

Pending physicals and approval from the commissioner’s office, the Los Angeles Dodgers have traded outfielder Matt Kemp to the San Diego Padres completing a frenzied period of activity for the Dodgers front office, which also acquired shortstop Jimmy Rollins, the
by William Bigelow11 Dec 2014, 9:05 AM PST0

A 21-year-old woman from New Jersey, who had sued her divorced parents to pay her college tuition, filed a motion this week asking the court to fine them $100 a day for contempt of court until they ante up. Caitlyn Ricci,
by William Bigelow11 Dec 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The employment rate in the United States is now near the bottom of the list of developed nations, according to The New York Times. The percentage of non-working men in the 25-54 age bracket is now 16%, more than triple
by William Bigelow11 Dec 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The Orange County Equality Coalition, founded to fight for gay marriage after California passed Proposition 8 in 2008, has sued the California Department of Education and its Office of Equal Opportunity, claiming that those agencies are not protecting LGBT students.
by William Bigelow10 Dec 2014, 12:20 PM PST0

Madison Bumgarner, 25, honored as Sports Illustrated‘s Sportsman of the Year, showed up to accept the honor in the first suit he has ever owned, according to Tom Verducci of SI. Bumgarner hails from rural North Carolina, and even wore
by William Bigelow10 Dec 2014, 11:56 AM PST0

The police chief of Richmond, CA, Chris Magnus, joined a protest against alleged police brutality in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island, NY on Tuesday while holding a sign reading “#blacklivesmatter.” Roughly 100 fellow protesters held signs while they listened to
by William Bigelow10 Dec 2014, 8:35 AM PST0

Grumpy Cat may be grumpy, but the cat’s owner, Tabatha Bundesen, may need a truck to cart the money earned by her famous feline, rumored at close to $100 million in the last two years. Bundesen denied the amount, according
by William Bigelow9 Dec 2014, 1:10 PM PST0

The Heisman Committee has announced its finalists for the 2014 Heisman Trophy, honoring the nation’s most outstanding college football player. The committee invited University of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, University of Alabama receiver Amari Cooper, and University of Wisconsin running
by William Bigelow9 Dec 2014, 12:29 PM PST0

Retired ABC News journalist Ann Compton told C-SPAN that Barack Obama has privately blasted journalists with obscenities when speaking off-the-record. Compton also called Obama out for leading “the most opaque” administration of “any I have covered.” Compton told C-SPAN’s Brian
by William Bigelow9 Dec 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A Sacramento area woman who found a man’s cremated remains on the side of the road made it her mission to return them to the family. Ana Riddle left the Arden Fair Mall, then saw some objects on the side of
by William Bigelow9 Dec 2014, 6:13 AM PST0

St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher taunted the tottering Washington Redskins about the trade that ultimately netted the Rams six players and the Redskins Robert Griffin III, sending those same six players to midfield for the coin toss before Sunday’s
by William Bigelow8 Dec 2014, 10:05 AM PST0

A massive fire in downtown Los Angeles caused the California Highway Patrol to shut down the 101 Freeway in both directions and the temporary closure of the 110/101 interchange. The blaze consumed a seven-story wood-framed residential structure that was under
by William Bigelow8 Dec 2014, 9:50 AM PST0

Advocates for the projected bullet train running from San Francisco to Los Angeles argued at the Public Policy Institute’s all-day State of Change conference last week that simply getting the project started would catalyze the federal government to pour more
by William Bigelow7 Dec 2014, 1:44 PM PST0

A new book targets “El Sistema,” Venezuela’s famous $100 million music education program, which has been described as a “high-intensity programme of instrumental coaching that turned kids from the slums of Venezuela into the thrilling Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra (SBYO),
by William Bigelow7 Dec 2014, 9:39 AM PST0

Playing the race card more overtly than ever before, Barack Obama told Black Entertainment Television that racism is “deeply rooted” in the United States. In Obama’s interview, which will be broadcast Monday evening, he intoned, “This is something that is
by William Bigelow7 Dec 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The mother and girlfriend of Rumain Brisbon, a black man killed by a white police officer Tuesday night in Phoenix, do not want the ensuing narrative to focus on race. Nora Brisbon, the victim’s mother, who is black, and Dana
by William Bigelow6 Dec 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Hans von Spakovsky, writing in The National Interest, makes a powerful case that Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have endangered the criminal justice system in their response to the Ferguson grand jury’s verdict. Spakovsky writes, “Perhaps the biggest
by William Bigelow6 Dec 2014, 6:55 AM PST0