When Jasmine Marks dined with friends at La Fisherman in Houston recently, she said the service was not that great. Furthermore, she was miffed at the 17 percent gratuity calculated into the final bill their server brought to the table. Marks didn’t want to pay the 17 percent gratuity, which is the policy of the […]

A judge denied Marissa Alexander a new trial this morning in a 2010 shooting that left no one dead or injured, The Florida Times-Union reports. The Jacksonville native claims she was in fear of her life when she fired a warning shot in the direction of her husband, Rico Gray, during an argument. Though Gray […]

It may be the beginning of May, but Cincinnati city officials are already prioritizing the funding for next year’s city budget. Yesterday they met with consultants, who gathered opinion from residents on how they would like their tax dollars spent. One of the programs that could receive more funding next year is “CIRV“, the Cincinnati […]