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Dr. Roshini Raj joins TODAY to discuss new concerns over outbreaks of the disease, which is rapidly on the rise.
Some big names in technology, including Bill Gates and the founders of Twitter, think they’ve figured out a way to get the masses to eat mock meat, and they’re betting it could change the world. NBC’s Craig Melvin reports.
Nearly 100 workers at Unity Disposal & Recycling in Howard and Montgomery counties in Maryland recently voted to join Laborers (LIUNA) Local 657. The workers began their fight for a voice in October, when they went on strike after one worker was allegedly fired for advocating union representation.
This week, the U.S. government made the deeply troubling decision to grant the government of Guatemala four additional months to come into compliance with “Mutually Agreed Enforcement Action Plan between the Government of the United States and the Government of Guatemala,” signed between the two countries in April 2013. The plan was enacted in response to a 2008 complaint filed by the AFL-CIO and six Guatemalan unions under the labor provisions of the Dominican Republic–Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), which requires that countries “effectively enforce”their own labor laws. For years, Guatemala has done nothing of the kind, a fact and confirmed by a 2009 investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor.
High winds and dry conditions provided fuel for several New Jersey forest fires, including one that forced the evacuation of more than 600 homes.
Good morning, and happy Friday! Here are some of the stories we're following today:1. Body mix-ups devastate families of ferry victimsThe confirmed death toll in the sunken South Korean ferry stands at 185 today.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel also issued a statement calling Dr. Jerry Umanos an "American hero" who "embodied the very best of Chicago."
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., on Thursday advised residents to be aware that dangerous weather is on the way.
