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A state labor board endorsed a proposal Wednesday to set a higher minimum wage for workers at fast-food restaurants with 30 or more locations.

Here & Now provided special coverage of the president’s news conference Wednesday afternoon in which he spoke about the nuclear agreement with Iran and took questions. The audio includes the entirety of the remarks ad special coverage.

President Barack Obama vigorously defended the nuclear deal with Iran ...

Update 3:15 p.m.: Trading on the New York Stock Exchange has resumed.

The New York Stock Exchange says a technical problem that has suspended trading since late morning is an internal technical issue and not the result of a security breach.

The exchange made the statement in a ...

The Supreme Court has declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States.

Gay and lesbian couples already can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court’s ruling on Friday means the remaining 14 states, in the South and Midwest, will have ...

A plane registered to Oscar-winning "Titanic" composer James Horner has crashed in Southern California, but the identity of the one person who died has not been released.

Update, 6/11/2015: On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has recommended the agency approve Amgen’s Repatha, as well as Sanofi and Regeneron’s Praluent.

Correction: In the audio of our interview about the new cholesterol drugs, from pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and Regeneron, and Amgen, Professor David ...

Four days before the Belmont Stakes, Anthony Bonomo announced he's taking a leave of absence.

Record rainfall wreaked havoc across a swath of the Plains and Midwest on Sunday, causing flash floods in normally dry riverbeds, spawning tornadoes and forcing at least 2,000 people in Texas from their homes.

Tornadoes struck, severely damaging an apartment complex in Houston, Texas. A firefighter in Oklahoma ...

Anne Meara, the loopy, lovable comedian who launched a standup career with husband Jerry Stiller in the 1950s and found success as an actress in films, on TV and the stage, has died.

Jerry Stiller and son Ben Stiller say Meara died Saturday. No other details were provided.

The Stiller ...

With 62.1 percent in favor, the traditionally Catholic nation surprised both sides with its strong support of the measure.

The city has reached a tentative contract agreement with a union representing more than 6,000 sanitation workers.

Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly say they'll fight charges that they helped plot the politically motivated lane closures at the George Washington Bridge.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly ordered the execution of four members of Pyongyang's Unhasu Orchestra last month.

A portrait of Bach considered one of the most important paintings in the classical music world is being returned to his home city after a 250-year odyssey.

Following an evening rally in Union Square, scores of protesters were arrested throughout the city after police warned them on megaphones not to march in the street.

Sunday's encounter was the second coyote attack in Bergen County this month.

Organizers used Tax Day to expand their campaign for a higher minimum wage.

The New Jersey governor says the age of eligibility should be pushed back for future retirees.

The move stands as a direct challenge to the national scouting organization's ban on openly gay adult members.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he wants legislation on his desk by the end of the week, clarifying that a new religious-freedom law does not allow discrimination.

Pence said Tuesday he has been meeting with lawmakers “around the clock” to address concerns that the law will allow businesses to deny ...