The House of Representatives has rejected a bipartisan plan for a short-term payroll tax break, as Congress ends the year in yet another deadlock. Republicans demanded immediate negotiations with the Senate on a year-long extension of the measure. Without an agreement, payroll taxes will rise fo... Read more...
Unless she looks like THIS... he didnt do it.. Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Grand Rapids) was sentenced today to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced battery domestic violence and harassment charges before a Las Vegas judge. The 34-year-old Mayweather also was ordered to compl... Read more...
US telecoms giant AT&T has said it will not pursue its $39bn bid to buy T-Mobile USA after running into fierce government objections. AT&T said the actions of the government to block the deal do not change the problems faced by the mobile phone industry. It says it still requires more... Read more...
What would Joe Clark say about this? You shouldve just jumped Sams... The guy who starred as troubled youth Thomas Sams in the 1989 classic "Lean On Me" was arrested in Arizona for allegedly buying 200 pounds of pot from an undercover cop this week. Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins has been cha... Read more...
The Chicago Bears cut Sam Hurdon Friday, two days after the receiver was arrested on federal drug-dealing charges. Hurd was arrested on Wednesday night at Morton's The Steakhouse in Rosemont, Ill., and the criminal complaint against him describes the receiver as regularly dealing large amoun... Read more...
On the eve of the sport's formal re-opening for business after a five-month lockout, NBA commissioner David Stern sent shockwaves throughout the league Thursday night by nixing the league-owned New Orleans Hornets' plans to trade guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. Within an hour of ... Read more...
There is a well-established correlation between years of schooling and labor market success. However, it stands to reason that it is not just years of education that affect future earnings. The curriculum-the kinds of courses a student takes-certainly must have an effect. For example, it seems rea... Read more...
AT&T Inc. (T), whose $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA is challenged by the U.S. Justice Department, will record one-time costs of $4 billion this quarter to reflect the risks of a collapse of the deal. AT&T and T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom AG withdrew their applications to the... Read more...
With a Christmas Day tripleheader on everyone’s wish list and a tentative labor agreement in place, NBA owners and union officials went back to work Saturday, relaying details of the deal with hopes of cementing it quickly. After a 149-day lockout that ultimately will cost the league approximatel... Read more...