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Nearly a fifth of the Cook County Jail's staff didn't show up for their shifts Tuesday.
Unions must mobilize to defeat racism because it destroys solidarity and brutalizes union members, the demographics of working people are changing rapidly and morality demands action. But mobilizing all of labor to join the fight against racism will not be easy: Race fractures the labor movement itself. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said of Ferguson, Mo., “our brother killed our sister’s son,” and, in doing so, he spoke to the tragic facts and also to the internecine racial fault lines that shatter worker solidarity.
Ashley Olsen, 35, died in her Florence home as a result of murder by strangulation with either a rope or cord-like object, authorities told reporters.
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In his final State of the Union address, Obama will be a leader sobered by years of partisan battles yet optimistic over the country's direction.
California air quality regulators on Tuesday rejected Volkswagen's recall plan to fix diesel vehicles that were programmed to trick emissions tests.
Chief White House speechwriter Cody Keenan's first rule: "If you wouldn't say that to a friend in a bar, don't make me put it in a speech."
A car is completely encased in ice after parking along the shore of Lake Erie and it's drawing curious onlookers. WGRZ's Dooley O'Rourke reports.
New Mexico hospital apologizes after nurse accidentally cut off infant's toe while removing IV. KOB's Devin Neeley reports.
Minnesota kidney recipient creates giant snow kidney to encourage more organ donations. KARE's Adrienne Broaddus reports.
