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On Thursday, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and its allies participated in more than 120 events in 45 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The events rallied supporters in opposition to plans to privatize postal service and close offices and in support of good jobs, a good contract and the workers' ability to provide good service for customers. Actor Danny Glover has been a spokesperson for the campaign and continues his support today.
The jury considering Tsarnaev's fate will decide any day now whether he will be executed or not. They can arrive at their decision in a number of ways.
This month, we are celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander American activists and present-day organizers. Today we honor Sue Kunitomi Embrey, a teacher and activist who was forced into the Manzanar internment camp with her family at age 19 during World War II. She later became a leading force behind the effort to declare Manzanar internment camp a national historic site.
A retractable toothpick and chicken mascot head are among just some of the interesting items at the nation's presidential libraries.
A retractable toothpick and chicken mascot head are among just some of the interesting items at the nation's presidential libraries.
The five-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C., reaffirmed that the Kellogg Co. illegally locked out more than 220 members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 252G at the company’s Memphis, Tenn., cereal plant from Oct. 22, 2013, to Aug. 11, 2014. The May 7 NLRB decision directed the company to make all employees whole for any loss of earnings and benefits they suffered as a result of the unlawful lockout.
A man has been detained for attempting to fly a drone near the White House, law enforcement officials tell NBC.
The hammer-wielding suspect who was shot in Manhattan after attacking an NYPD officer has been arrested on felony assault and other charges.
An investigation determined that a Zion police officer was justified when he fatally shot a 17-year-old boy twice in the back in Illinois last month.
British Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian long-range bombers near UK airspace on Thursday.
