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A Nationwide Outpouring Of Support For Tiny Ferguson Library

The Ferguson Public Library is just a block away from the center of demonstrations at the Ferguson Police Department but, through it all, the building has remained open. One full-time librarian runs the quiet refuge, which has received more than $175,000 in donations since Monday.

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GOP House Speaker Boehner Says He Wants to Help President Succeed

Congressional leaders unveiled a more conciliatory tone of cooperation in the face of a new Washington landscape that is suddenly more Democratic. In an 11-minute speech, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) hinted that the days of stranglehold partisanship may be over. Reading from a teleprompter, he suggested that he would work with Obama on the imminent fiscal issues.

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South Carolina Town Rallies to Get Back Job for Fired Gay Police Chief

The people of the small conservative town of Latta in South Carolina are rallying to the defense of their sheriff, Crystal Moore, after she was fired and condemned by the mayor because her lifestyle was "questionable."

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California Gov. Jerry Brown Congratulates Voters for Embracing Optimism

California did the impossible, declared Gov. Jerry Brown in his State of the State address. California has once again confounded its critics, he said, basking in the glow of a new optimism from a recovering economy, budget surplus and fresh political victories.

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Stanford Just Made Tuition Free for Families Earning Below $125K

Under new, more generous financial aid guidelines, Stanford University will offer free tuition to talented students whose parents earn annual incomes below $125,000.

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Bank of America To Pay Record $16.65 Billion Fine

The Justice Department announced today that Bank of America will pay a record $16.65 billion fine to settle allegations that it knowingly sold toxic mortgages to investors. $7 billion of it will go to consumers faced with financial hardship.

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How Boulder Took Over Its Electric Company

The city of Boulder, Colorado has won the right to take its power supply—and carbon emissions—away from corporate control and redirect it toward the sun. The change for Boulder came in November when voters passed two ballot measures that allow the city to begin the process of forming its own municipal power utility to take advantage of the 300 days of annual sunshine.

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For American Workers, A Week Stuffed With Good News

As we reported recently, the U.S. economy is continuing to gain steam. Housing, manufacturing, auto sales rates have all been rising. This week has also been a great one for workers: The Labor Department said Friday that employers created 203,000 jobs last month, sending the unemployment rate tumbling by three-tenths of a point to 7 percent — the lowest level since 2008.