PORTLAND, Ore. - Today is Equal Pay Day, the point at which the average pay for a woman in the U.S. catches up to the average of what a man made last year. A new report analyzing U.S. Census Bureau data is a reminder that the wage gap between the sexes persists - even in states such as Oregon with a ...Read More

CASPER, Wyo. - Today is Equal Pay Day. It's noted every year to highlight the wage gap between men and women across the nation, and a new report from the National Partnership for Women and Families shows that Wyoming's gap is one of the largest in the country, with full-time women workers making $34 ...Read More

NEW YORK - It's the third try at new voting-district boundaries for much of Long Island, but good government groups would hardly call the results so far the "charm." The proposed district boundaries face a Tuesday morning deadline and crucial vote in Nassau County. The problem with the plan, accor ...Read More

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Later this month, about 100 volunteers will fan out across Nassau and Suffolk counties for a "point in time" count of the number of homeless people not living in shelters or doubling up in relatives' or friends' houses. Volunteer enumerators will visit libraries, laundromats and ...Read More

NEW YORK - It may be because of the recession, or it may be caused by other, wider-ranging factors, but a recent dip in the U.S. birthrate has stirred up a lot of discussion. According to the Pew Research Center, U.S. birthrates fell rapidly between 2007 and 2011 to the lowest ever recorded, with ju ...Read More

EL PASO, Texas - Immigrant advocates in Texas are marking International Human Rights Day today by decrying what they call "systematic violations" of international law and the U.S. Constitution. At a 1 p.m. rally at the border fence in El Paso, protestors will demand sweeping reforms of the immigrati ...Read More

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) Policy Report on Youth and Work finds youth employment at its lowest level since World War II. AECF says business, government, philanthropy and communities need to work together to put 16- to 24-year-olds back on track and build a strong workf ...Read More

NEW YORK - It's a nationwide problem. The number of older adults facing hunger has increased by 79 percent since 2009, according to AARP. Local senior advocates say Superstorm Sandy made a bad situation even worse for older New Yorkers. Beth Finkel, senior manager of community outreach, AARP-NY, s ...Read More