A Common Pleas Court judge will consider legal arguments from Philadelphia and the National Rifle Association today on whether five local gun-control laws passed last month should be enforced.
A bill that would allow a person to carry a gun in vehicles other than public transit without having a concealed carry permit has become a multi-pronged crime bill with get-tough sentencing provisions.
Chicago Alderman Dick Mell forgot to register his guns with the Chicago Police Department this year. He's required to do so under one of the toughest gun laws in the country, a law he helped pass.Mell first sought to play
Chicago Alderman Richard Mell forgot to re-register his guns. No problem — he'll just write a new law. Mell forgot to re-register the weapons as required every year by the ordinance that he helped to pass as one of the
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More NYC verisimilitude than Grand Theft Auto IV: Gotham Gazette designed a budget maze game that lets you try to fund a youth program, keep the libraries open, or pass the renter's tax credit. Like the budget process itself, the
Blue Marble Ice Cream and NY City Explorers, both on Atlantic Avenue, are teaming up to open their second location at 186 Underhill Avenue in Prospect Heights. Blue Marble co-founder Alexis Miesen said the first 100 people to show up
In the wake of last week's shooting at the corner of Putnam and Grand Avenues, Councilmember Tish James is holding a press conference to raise awareness and, hopefully, call for more attention and crime-fighting resources for this corner of Clinton
NEW YORK, May 20 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Feltl & Co initiate coverage of Rochester Medical Corporation (ticker: ROCM) with a "buy" rating. The target price is set to $16. [more]
Merck & Co. is paying $58 million as part of a multistatesettlement concerning advertising of the now-withdrawn painkiller,Vioxx, which addresses allegations that the New Jersey-based company deceptively downplayed the drug's health risk.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) again has cited United Airlines in Chicago for alleged multiple violations of federal workplace safety and health standards, and has proposed $192,500 in fines.
Preparing for the eventual extinction of its DVD-by-mail rental service, Netflix Inc. on Tuesday is introducing its first solution for subscribers who want entertainment delivered directly to their television sets with just a few clicks on a remote control.
Farmscape for May 20, 2008 (Episode 2850) Research conducted in Saskatchewan has shown, when applied in balance according to manure nutrient analysis and soil testing, livestock manure is an environmentally friendly fertilizer option. The University of Saskatchewan in collaboration with
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture tried Monday to counter criticism that corn ethanol production in the U.S. is driving up the cost of food around the globe.
DETROIT - Striking workers at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. began voting Monday on a new contract with the auto parts maker that would cut their pay by about one-third.
