Every team in the division has played at least 70 games. Time is running out for teams to make major moves toward playoff position, who is set up to gain ground down the stretch? 1. Pittsburgh Penguins (46-19-5) 97 points After dropping back-to-back decisions to the suddenly red hot Flyers , the Penguins steadied to earn points in three-consecutive games to inch closer to the 100 point mark. After...
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The Los Angeles City Council has approved one of the nation's highest minimum wages for workers at the city's large hotels....
The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti opposes the state's new gun restrictions, and he has an online commercial that shows him riding in a 1974 Pontiac convertible with rifles fixed to the rear fenders. ...
The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....