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The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and the U.S. Postal Service began negotiations Thursday over a new contract, the first time the two have bargained in four and a half [KRC1] years. Heading into the negotiations, the USPS has a new postmaster general, Megan Brennan. Postal workers are calling not only for fair wages and benefits, but for longer and more convenient hours for customers. APWU has also endorsed a series of bold improvements, including postal banking, public notary services and the sale of licenses.
The father and stepmother of a 12-year-old boy found starved and hidden behind boxes in a basement appear in court and are charged with torture.
In the latest case, Sacramento police said, a woman discovered a decapitated lamb head in a bag, following similar cases of other found animal heads.
Dead animals, along with their severed heads, stuffed into paper bags and boxes, have been found in three Sacramento, California parks, leaving residents on edge. KCRA's Richard Sharp reports.
Bassel Saad will face up to 15 years in prison for the reduced conviction of manslaughter.
An explosion at an ExxonMobil refineryin Torrance, Calif., earlier this week that injured four workers and shook homes for miles around was a chilling reinforcement of the safety concerns that striking oil workers have stressed, as the above video from the United Steelworkers (USW) shows.
Speaking about the former mayor of New York City's comments on President Obama where he said "do not believe that the president loves America," White House spokesman Josh Earnest says, "I feel sorry for Rudy Giuliani."
NBC News has been asking you to share pictures of how the cold has impacted your state this week from your backyard to your car to your commute.
Speaking at the DNC Winter Meeting, President Obama says, I'm encouraged that the GOP speaking about the middle class, but "you can't just talk the talk. You gotta walk the walk."
After a 17-week strike that began in October, unions representing workers at FairPoint Communications have reached a tentative agreement with the company to go back to work. Following six weeks of federally mediated negotiations, the two sides agreed on a deal that members of the Electrical Workers (IBEW) and Communications Workers of America (CWA) will vote on starting today. Member briefings will be held before the votes. If the deal is approved, workers will return to their jobs on Wednesday
