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The debate over minimum wages -- does raising the minimum wage put more money in workers' pockets or just leave more of them jobless? -- is heating up at the state and federal level.

Researchers found one in 12 of the third-, sixth- and ninth-graders they interviewed had self-injured at least once without the intention of killing themselves.

U.S. manufacturing productivity surged 5.4 percent in the first quarter, the most since last year?s third quarter, even as overall productivity eased about 1 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor said.

Congress has not raised the federal minimum wage since 2006, when it increased from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour.

Nascar has suspended Kurt Busch for his most recent outburst towards a field reporter after a June 2 Nationwide Series race at Pocono. The controversial 2004 Sprint Cup champion had already been on probation before he went on to verbally attack a field reporter because of questions asked regarding a race incident between Busch and fellow driver Justin Allgaier.

Jerry Jones has been the owner and General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys for 22 years. But 16 years after his last Super Bowl trip it may be time for him to step aside as GM.

Ford Motor Co will pursue its boldest attempt yet to tackle a nearly $50 billion risk to its business when it begins offering lump-sum pension payout offers to 98,000 white-collar retirees and former employees this summer.

What are former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's odds of being chosen as Mitt Romney's running mate?

With Nick Fairley arrested for the second time in as many months on Sunday, the Detroit Lions' troubles keep mounting.

The Harvard Alumni Association apologized for an entry in the 50th anniversary report for the class of 1962 in which Ted Kaczynski, the man known as the Unabomber who is serving multiple life sentences, updated his awards and current job title.

It's safe to say the two 2012 contenders wouldn't have sat at the same lunch table.

Consumer sentiment rose to its highest level in more than four years in May as Americans stayed optimistic about the job market, while higher income households expected to see bigger wage increases, a survey released on Friday showed.

With a fairly light data day heading into the weekend, the focus of markets thus far has been macroeconomic commentary

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a higher opening Friday ahead of the Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index and Inflation Expectation survey.

Kate Upton, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition cover girl and one of the most promising young models in America, is back with a Beach Bunny swimwear video after surviving a controversy over a sexy YouTube clip was taken down by the site.

Ted Kaczynski, Harvard class of 1962, can't make the 50th reunion -- he's in federal prison for life, as the Unabomber. But he still managed to submit an entry for the alumni report.

Higher temperatures, exacerbated by climate change, is expected to lead to the death of 150,000 Americans by the end of the century.

The recent multibillion-dollar trading loss suffered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), the country's largest bank by assets, has strengthened the case against letting bank executives serve as directors of Federal Reserve regional banks and thus regulating themselves, policy makers say.

The Karl Rove-backed Super PAC Crossroads GPS is releasing a basketball-themed anti-Obama attack ad to begin airing in swing states on Wednesday.

Ron Paul's 2012 campaign won 12 of 13 Minnesota delegates at the state's Republican convention this past weekend, demonstrating that the GOP presidential primary candidate's strategy of securing delegates is continuing to pay off.

Researchers found that more than 2,000 defendants who were falsely convicted of serious crimes have been exonerated in the past 23 years.