In the 1950s, scholars worried that, thanks to technological innovations, Americans wouldn’t know what to do with all of their leisure time.

Las Vegas is bracing for a potential strike by some 50,000 casino-hotel workers if an agreement cannot be reached between Culinary Union local 226 and representatives from 34 hotel and casino properties up and down the famous Sin City strip.

• A recent Supreme Court decision means employees, including restaurant workers, bound by certain types of arbitration agreements are not allowed to join class-action lawsuits or group arbitration proceedings.

As images of college graduates walking across that stage in their caps and gowns have dominated our social media feeds over the last few weeks, you might have noticed a trend that’s taking off. Their graduation caps — those mortarboards sitting on top of their heads — are decorated.

Forget “po-ta-to, po-tat-o” – the age-old question of how to pronounce the starchy vegetable. In the hard-knuckle world of politics, there is a more important tell in how a politician pronounces the name of one state — Nevada.

The use of force by Minneapolis police has plunged 50 percent in the last decade, signaling a broad shift away from the “warrior” mentality that favors aggressive policing to reduce crime.

The National Football League’s new ban on players kneeling during the national anthem is getting a heated response from the public and the players’ union.

Members of the Culinary Union in Las Vegas are prepared to go on strike if the casinos don't approve a proposed five-year contract by the time the current contract expires on May 31.