The southeastern United States became widely known as the “Southland” beginning in 1861, when the Confederacy was formed. Before the first shots of the Civil War were ever fired at Fort Sumter ...

Axios’ morning email thingie alerts us that about half of the states are increasing minimum wage: The 21 states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado ...

DESPITE the American Civil War ending nearly 160 years ago - there was still one place in the world where the Confederate South was seemingly alive and well. Welcome to the town of Santa Bárbara ...

(WIB) – In a symbolic rebuke of the American South’s racist history, an old Confederate monument now has a meaningful new life, four years after it was toppled in Virginia. In June 2020, protesters in ...

New York’s last Republican governor said this week that sanctuary jurisdictions are reminiscent of the Confederate states that balked at federal law and waged war against the Union. Former Gov.

Erdan Arkan, who was previously identified only as “Businessman-5” in the indictment against Adams, will be charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud through the collection of straw-man ...

Erden Arkan, a co-owner of the luxury construction firm KSK, has been accused of collaborating with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to Adams. Arkan's guilty ...

Erden Arkan, a businessman accused of playing a central role in funneling thousands of dollars in illegal straw donations to Mayor Adams’ 2021 campaign on behalf of the Turkish government ...

Erden Arkan, a wealthy construction magnate, has indicated that he wants to plead guilty, prosecutors said in a letter sent to the judge presiding over the case against Adams, along with the judge ...

Erden Arkan, owner of KSK Construction, was accused of arranging false “straw” donations to Adams’ 2021 campaign in order to help Adams secure more public matching funds. Arkan will plead ...