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St. Louis Today News – Christine Byers – November 15, 2011 The St. Louis Police Officers’ Association filed a grievance Monday and expects to sue this week to stop the department from collecting DNA samples from ... More: St. Louis officers to file suit over department’s DNA collection

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The minimum wage in San Francisco will increase to $10.24 per hour, effective January 1, 2012: This increase applies to all employers that have... Excerpt from: San Francisco Minimum Wage Increases in January

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Charges against a prosecutor are dismissed, but court documents note sex banter and after-hours partying among members of a sex crime unit. By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times – November 15, 2011 Reporting from Martinez, Calif.— The ... The rest is here: California – Contra Costa County Date rape case exposes sexual activities in a Bay Area D.A.’s...

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Guest post by Jennifer K. Halford, Esq. It's amazing how the Internet has completely changed the small business owner's ability to advertise and sale her products or services. In fact, it is rare to find a business these days that doesn't have a website. Recently I was speaking with a small business owner about her business' website. She...

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You've probably encountered employees who dress in a provocative or unkempt manner. And you probably debated whether to bring it up. If you don't have an employee dress code, creating one can be an easy fix. But what if an employee is simply not following the rules? It's not easy to tell her that she's dressing provocatively. Or...

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PRETORIA, South Africa, Nov 15, 2011 (IPS) - While Africa has successfully avoided conflict over shared water courses, it will need greater diplomacy to keep the peace as new research warns that climate change will have an effect on food productivity. Go here to see the original: A Threat to Food Security in Africa's River Basins

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MEXICO CITY, Nov 14, 2011 (IPS) - After two weeks without water, the taps finally started running again in the home of Araceli Salazar and her neighbours in the poor, crowded neighbourhood of Iztapalapa on the east side of the Mexican capital. View original post here: Mexican Women Demand Climate Justice

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KOTA KINABALU, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- Sabah has achieved remarkable success in protecting its forests and biodiversity through the implementation of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). View original post here: Sabah achieves remarkable success in protecting forests

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One of the planet's most beautiful landscapes is in danger. Deep in southern Venezuela, among ancient forested tabletop mountains known as tepuis, crystalline rivers, and breathtaking waterfalls, outside influences - malaria, the high price of gold, commercial hunting, and cultural erosion - are threatening one of world's largest remaining blocks of wilderness, one that is home to indigenous...

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The geneticist and entrepreneur hopes to use synthetic biology to transform microscopic algae into cells that eat up carbon dioxide, spit out oil and provide meals See the rest here: Can Algae Feed the World and Fuel the Planet? A Q&A with Craig Venter