Job alert - - Giles' grand slam: 350K

Giles' grand slam: 350K
Major League Baseball - SAN DIEGO -- Brian Giles hit the fifth grand slam of his career in the fourth inning and Clay Hensley pitched a career-high 5 1/3 innings, fueling the Padres' 7-4 victory over the Mets on Sunday afternoon before 34,109 at PETCO Park. With the win

Gay couples in Belgium get adoption rights
Advocate - The Belgian parliament in Brussels has narrowly approved a bill to grant gay couples equal rights in adoption. Senators backed the proposal Thursday by a vote of 34 33, with two abstentions. The house had earlier voted 77 62 in favor of the bill

Equal Pay Day marks lagging pay for women
Denver Post - Washington - Today marks Equal Pay Day - how far into the year the average woman must work to earn as much as a man earned by the end of the previous year. As has been true for about a decade, women earn only 77 cents for every dollar men make. The

Passenger safety first
Pasadena Star-News - THE Metropolitan Transportation Authority has a problem hiring and keeping bus drivers. The answer is simple, but it doesn't suit the agency's needs, just the public's. Struggling with a projected $150 million budget deficit, a federal consent decree

Girls of Color More Likely to Earn Diplomas Than Boys of Color
Diversity Inc - Black and Latino boys lag behind (registration required) black and Latino girls when it comes to earning a high-school diploma. A report released today, titled, "Leaving Boys Behind: Public High School Graduation Rates," found that