Getting by without help from abroad requires much effort in today's Cuba’s, whether in matters of health or basic necessities ...

The names of about 70,000 Afrikaners hoping to resettle in the US were handed by the South African Chamber of Commerce in the ...

Twenty-one states have raised their minimum wage in 2025, affecting more than nine million workers and thousands of employers. And there may be more to come: From Connecticut to Virginia ...

However, they also come with a dangerous feature that millions of Americans fall victim to each year: low minimum payments. While this appears helpful on the surface — a small, manageable ...

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The national minimum wage will be increased by $1,000 to $16,000 per 40-hour work week effective June 1. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement Thursday during his contribution to the ...

In 2021, Joe Biden used his power to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour. Donald Trump is now turning back the clock. By Steve Benen Republican leaders understand that ...

A powerful U.S. Senate Republican called on Wednesday for an independent probe of Trump administration officials' discussion of sensitive attack plans on the Signal messaging app, after critics ...

Canada is increasing the minimum wage paid to employees in federally regulated sectors this spring, the government confirmed in a news release Friday. Starting April 1, all workers with banks ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...