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East St. Louis officers estimate there is about $1.2 million owed to about 40 current and retired officers
The “9/11 Notice Act” will alert workers in the area of the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks of financial, healthcare benefits
Firefighters and police officers nearing the 20-year mark will be able to retire early with a reduced pension
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Nuro said it plans to deploy fewer than 100 vehicles this year, but has permission from NHTSA to eventually run as many as 2,500. The delivery vehicles, equipped with laser, camera and radar sensors, will travel with regular traffic on public roads.
The gunman, Robert Williams, had been upset since his own son died after being shot in the Bronx, his grandmother told the New York Post.
About 2 million times each year, the seriously mentally ill are admitted to jails nationwide. One Michigan sheriff is saying enough is enough.
Even if money could be found to pay for metal detectors at bus stations, it would be impossible to have them at every stop along a route, security experts say.
Gov. Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation Wednesday for 19 Washington counties because of damage from storms that are forecast to continue into the weekend.
The King Tides Project helps people all over the world understand how sea level rise will impact their lives.
“They identify an issue that they know that the American people feel passionately about on both sides and then they take both sides and spin them up so they pit us against each other,” FBI Director Christoper Wray said.
The latest proposal could lead to cuts of $37 billion to $49 billion a year in total Medicaid spending, or 6% to 8% of program funds.
Officials were left using photos of hand-written tallies to validate results and ensure accuracy after the new — and untested — mobile app that was supposed to streamline this process failed spectacularly.
While they won’t be employing the same app or vendor used in the Iowa caucus, the Nevada Democratic Party hasn’t ruled out using another app to tabulate results