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Since a garment factory collapsed last month in Dhaka, killing more than 400 people, ethical fashion has been in the spotlight. Elizabeth Cline, author of Overdressed: The Shockingly High Price of Cheap Fashion, explains the economy that created this tragedy and what we can do to fix it.

Under a bankruptcy plan filed late Monday, the OxyContin maker would pay $500 million up front, promising billions in future payments. Twenty-four states rejected the proposal.

Rumors of random round-ups of illegal immigrants have kept many undocumented workers and their families at home in the past week. The Department of Homeland Security says is stepping up investigations of employers who hire illegal workers, but denies it is conducting random sweeps.

Retailers have been complaining that credit card companies have the upper hand - charging them "swipe fees" when customers use cards. A bipartisan bill is in the works that could change that dynamic.

The prosecutor seeking the death penalty for the gunman who massacred 17 people at a Parkland, Fla., high school detailed for jurors how he coldly mowed down his victims.

A judge has sentenced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to life in prison a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. The sentence issued Friday carries no chance of parole or early release. The Colleton County jury deliberated for less than three hours Thursday before finding Murdaugh guilty of killing his 22-year-old son, Paul, with a shotgun and his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, with a rifle on June 7, 2021.

Those displaced by the fires have found temporary quarters in hotels and with family and friends. One host opened their home to 87 evacuees, most of them from one extended family.

The child care sector is hurting for workers and so states are having to look outside the box for solutions. One idea is to make child care free for those who care for our children.

The Camp Fire went down in history on Nov. 8, 2018, as the state’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire ever, killing at least 85 people in Butte County.

One woman called herself a super volunteer for Christie. Another man hosted the former New Jersey governor in his home. New Hampshire voters who backed Christie have to decide how to vote on Tuesday.