Police were called after a large boa constrictor appeared in a Palm Beach County neighborhood. Experts think it was an ...

A new record has been set for the world's largest snake! Read here to learn about the reticulated python "The Baroness." ...

Just like algae blooms in the ocean and pollen in the spring, there’s been an explosion in the past year or two of new ...

This large python has found an antelope. After squeezing it to death, he starts to swallow it, only he has found himself in ...

JEFFERSON CITY — A bill that would lower the minimum wage for minors was pitched by its sponsor Wednesday as a way to help small businesses and young workers. Senate Bill 1325 would create a separate ...

Gov. Ned Lamont discussed Connecticut's minimum wage increase during a press conference in downtown Hartford on Jan. 8, 2026. Credit: P.R. Lockhart / Connecticut Mirror For more than a decade, ...

This year, for the first time, more workers will live in states with a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour than in states with the federal minimum of $7.25. By Audra D. S. Burch As the rising cost ...

The push for higher minimum wages continues to be primarily driven by state and local governments with the $7.25 per hour federal minimum wage stagnant since 2009. That figure has stood for nearly two ...

Almost two dozen states are raising their minimum wage in 2026, providing American workers a pay bump at a time when many are struggling to cover basic necessities. In total, 88 jurisdictions — ...

The minimum wage went up in 19 states on Jan. 1, including South Dakota, where it's now set at $11.85 an hour. The federal minimum wage – $7.25 an hour – hasn't changed for more than a decade, but ...

Massachusetts is one of the only states in New England that didn’t see an immediate minimum wage increase in 2026. Minimum wage in Massachusetts has been $15 per hour since Jan. 1, 2023. A MA bill ...