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A young girl was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a foul ball at Yankee Stadium. It has renewed the debate for protective netting in front of seats.
In the two weeks after Hurricane Irma's devastation of Key West, Fla., a local bar owner has been providing hot meals and a sense of community to his neighbors.
In the two weeks after Hurricane Irma's devastation of Key West, Fla., a local bar owner has been providing hot meals and a sense of community to his neighbors.
Joining Together to Help Others: Worker Wins
Our latest roundup of worker wins begins with stories of teachers and nurses joining together to help patients and students and includes numerous examples of workers organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.
D.C. Teachers Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract: Educators in Washington, D.C., voted 97% to 3% to ratify a new three-year contract. The new contract will improve student learning, increase salaries, address issues related to extended school years and launch a new era of collaboration between the teachers and the school district.
Shasta Regional Medical Center RNs Join California Nurses Association: With 90% of the vote in favor of joining together, the 350 registered nurses at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, California, are now members of the California Nurses Association, an affiliate of National Nurses United. "We joined CNA because we want only the best care for our community's patients. In order to have the protection to advocate for them, we need to unionize with CNA," said Dani Gunderson, an emergency room RN at Shasta Regional.
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Ex-prosecutors say that any criminal prosecutions will hinge on whether the nursing home staff made honest mistakes or were 'culpably negligent.'
Ex-prosecutors say that any criminal prosecutions will hinge on whether the nursing home staff made honest mistakes or were 'culpably negligent.'
"The San Juan that we knew yesterday is no longer there," the mayor of the Puerto Rican capital said after Hurricane Maria hammered the island.
Officials in California are trying to use the deadly Mexico earthquake to get residents to prepare for the "big one."
Officials in California are trying to use the deadly Mexico earthquake to get residents to prepare for the "big one."
Authorities say it could be four to six months before electricity is returned to Puerto Rico and its nearly 3.5 million people.
