The Democrats in the US Senate has lost a bid to increase the minimum wage in the US from the current $7.25 an hour to $10.10 from the Republican-led vote, the Los Angeles Times said.
Press Secretary Jay Carney said at the White House that although he has yet to discuss Clayton Lockett's botched execution on Tuesday with President Barack Obama, it was clear for everyone that the execution was not done humanely.
The National Basketball Association has imposed several restrictions that would ultimately force Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling out of the league following the release of an audio tape of him making racial comments, Yahoo Sports said.
A lawyer for Apple Inc insisted in its final arguments that Samsung Electronics Co has been copying the iPhone maker for years to build its growing business in the smartphone market, Bloomberg reported.
