Apr 29th, 2008 · New York is known as the city that never sleeps. That might sound exciting, but if you live next to a night club that closes at 4 a.m., it can also be exhausting. Now some community leaders are pressuring night clubs to close earlier. But night club owners say the trend could cost them — and the city — serious money.
Apr 18th, 2008 · Wages for Florida tomato pickers have stayed the same for nearly 20 years. Following the lead of McDonald's and other fast food giants, a Florida-based immigrant rights group is pressuring Burger King to pay a penny more per pound for tomatoes.
Apr 3rd, 2008 · Investigators and whistleblowers testified before a House committee Thursday that the Federal Avaiation Administration was too cozy with the airlines and failed to exercise the oversight required by law. FAA inspectors say they were pressured to gloss over problems at major airlines.
Feb 28th, 2008 · President Bush is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday aimed at pressuring Congress to approve a bill that makes it easier for the government to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists. The president will speak to reporters at the White House at 10:05 a.m. EST.
Feb 13th, 2008 · After months of pressure from Darfur activists, Steven Spielberg has withdrawn from his position as artistic adviser to the Beijing Olympics. Darfur activists are pressuring China because of the Chinese government's strong ties to Khartoum. Sudan is a key oil supplier for China.
Jan 2nd, 2008 · The international community calls for an end to violence that has killed at least 250 people. The killing of as many as 50 ethnic Kikuyus as they sheltered in a church in the city of Eldoret fuels concern that ethnic conflicts are deepening in the east African nation.
Nov 17th, 2007 · Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf pressured Dubai on Saturday to halt the transmission of two of Pakistan's most popular television channels, continuing his crackdown on the country's independent media.
Nov 16th, 2007 · In the latest twist in a long-running New York story, publisher Judith Regan says she was pressured to lie about former lover Bernard Kerik (the former police commissioner) by executives at News Corp. -- the owner of Fox News and the HarperCollins publishing house -- who are intent on protecting the political viability of former mayor Rudolph Giuliani.