U.S. Senate Confirms Local Attorney to Federal Trade CommissionThe U.S. Senate has confirmed President Obama’s nomination of Edith Ramirez, a partner in Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges’ Los Angeles office, to the Federal Trade Commission.

MAX victim won’t sue GreshamA lawsuit filed against the city of Gresham by a Sandy man who was savagely beaten with a baseball bat at a local light rail station is being dismissed, said the city’s attorney. Laurie L. Chilcote, 74, filed suit against Gresham and TriMet, the region’s public transportation agency, ...

NHL: New York Islanders 5, Chicago 3UNIONDALE, N.Y., March 2 (UPI) -- Blake Comeau notched the first hat trick of his NHL career Tuesday as the New York Islanders skated past Chicago 5-3.