NBC says no offense was intended by a poorly timed promotional ad featuring a monkey on gymnastics rings that aired on the network directly following a commentary by Bob Costas on Gabby Douglas' gold medal inspiring other African-American girls to take up the sport. The gymnastics-themed ad f... Read more...
An 11th-hour adjustment will give Pennsylvania recipients of a soon-to-close public welfare program one more month of benefits. The state budget will eliminate the general assistance program, which provides about $200 a month in cash assistance to about 70,000 very low-income clients. About... Read more...