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James Mark (center) inside his restaurant Big King, along with cooks (from left) Oscar Lange, Emily Joslyn, Peter Kachmarsky and JC Kuvaszko. Mark employs fewer than 50 people so isn't required to provide health benefits. But it helps with staff retention, he says, and is the right thing to do.

A Top Restaurateur Thinks Single-Payer Health Care Could Boost His Bottom Line

Offering health benefits can help elite restaurants hire and keep ace employees. But owners would rather focus on great food, they say, than drown in administrative costs. Is single-payer the answer?

6 Year Old Takes Car Out To Get Chinese

People in Lapeer, Michigan, called to report a car moving erratically. Callers said it looked like a six year old was driving. Police discovered that a six year old was driving. He'd taken the keys off the counter at home, and taught himself what to do.

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 29, 2015, in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip. Glossip has been on death row for more than 25 years, always insisting he is innocent. His case is back at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

True crime drama at Supreme Court pits Oklahoma against its top criminal court

Richard Glossip has had nine execution dates set over the years. He's eaten his last meal three times. He was tried twice and has had multiple appeals, including one at the Supreme Court.

Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time in years

The average home loan rate has dropped below 6% for the first time since 2022. Will that help thaw the frozen housing market?

Artist Christo finances his projects by selling design drawings like this one, a preparatory sketch for the <em>Over the River</em> project on Colorado's Arkansas River. <em></em>

6 Miles Of Silver Ribbon: Locals Protest Christo

The artist famous for works measured in miles wants to drape long, billowing panels of silvery fabric over sections of a Colorado canyon. Not everyone is excited; some residents say art is no excuse for the damage it could cause.

6.7 million in grants slated for DISD and other schools

By Bill Zeeble, KERA Newshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kera/local-kera-816551.mp3Dallas, TX – Dallas, Fort Worth and other Texas…

TX Sen. Nelson Explains Provisions of SB 6 Agreement

By GalleryWatch.comAustin, TX –Texas State Senator Jane Nelson, R-Lewisville, today announced that the conferees on Senate Bill 6, the omnibus protective…

Tobacco Company Told To Pay $23.6B In Lawsuit

The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has been hit with a $23.6 billion ruling from a lawsuit brought by a chain smoker's widow.

Ethan Dean, a 6-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis, rode in a garbage truck on Tuesday as part of an event organized by the Make-a-Wish Foundation and local sponsors.

6-Year-Old Boy's Wish To Be A 'Garbage Man' Granted

Ethan Dean spent a day riding in a garbage truck and wearing a hard-hat at an event in Sacramento, Calif., organized by the Make-a-Wish Foundation and local groups. Ethan has cystic fibrosis.

Dias Kadyrbayev, a college friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is depicted in a court room sketch.

Boston Marathon Bomber's Friend Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison

Dias Kadyrbayev went to college with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. He pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for getting rid of a computer and fireworks in Tsarnaev's room.

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