New data released by the Department of Labor suggests that raising the minimum wage in some states might have spurred job growth, contrary to what critics said would happen.
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Citigroup Agrees To Pay $7 Billion To Resolve Mortgage Probe
Citigroup said Monday it had agreed to pay $7 billion to settle a federal investigation into subprime mortgages it sold in the run-up to the financial meltdown of 2008.
No Criminal Charges In Senate-CIA Spat, Justice Department Says
The Justice Department has declined to bring criminal charges against anyone at the CIA or the Senate Intelligence Committee in a dispute over access to documents about the enhanced interrogation program the U.S. deployed against detainees after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Report Says FBI, NSA Spied On American Muslims
Reporters Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain say they have evidence that the FBI and NSA used covert surveillance on the email accounts of 202 American Muslims.
Washington State To Start Recreational Pot Sales On Tuesday
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Protesters Turn Back Buses Of Immigrant Detainees Near San Diego
A plan to move immigrant detainees to a Border Patrol facility north of San Diego has set off protests and counterprotests this week, as residents and activists argue over how to treat people caught entering the U.S. illegally.