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On Oct. 2, Amtrak reported that four of its century-old underwater rail tunnels in and out of New York City are in need of extensive repairs and that service will be "badly curtailed"—terrible news for both daily commuters and passengers who take 260 million trips a year along the vital Northeast Corridor. While some may see this as a local issue, this transportation crisis could cripple a region that produces 20% of our GDP. More importantly, how elected leaders respond will say a lot about whether we have the will to fix highways and bridges, provide transit service, build runways and modernize seaports in communities across the country.
Dream of receiving 99 birthday cards for a little boy with Down Syndrome goes viral and a huge celebration follows. KSL's Ashley Kewish reports.
The woman and her car weren't discovered until Tuesday morning. She is in life threatening condition.
The woman and her car weren't discovered until Tuesday morning. She is in life threatening condition.
A landmark restaurant near Camp David popular with presidents has auctioned off 85 years' worth of memorabilia and artifacts.
Hispanic Heritage Month offers a time to recognize the contributions of the nearly 53 million Hispanic workers living in the United States and to highlight the issues facing our community. One critical issue is the federal minimum wage. Every day, millions of Latinos go to work but struggle to support themselves and their families. Working with unions in the labor movement, we have seen the positive impact of fair wages on the lives of workers and their families. As a Latina advocate for workers, I have witnessed the difference higher wages can make on living conditions for workers and on future opportunities for their children.
Here are some headlines from the working family’s news we're reading today (after the jump).
In a fourth day and night of protest dubbed "Moral Monday," demonstrators took to the streets of downtown St. Louis, during the Rams game, calling for justice in the Michael Brown shooting.
The boy "got mad, lost his temper and grabbed a cane and put it around" the woman's neck, a press release said.
At least half a dozen sreported seriously injured after bus crashed on I-65. Its driver was reportedly avoiding a crash that occurred minutes earlier.
