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Heroin abuse has nearly doubled in America in the last five years. Attorney General Eric Holder recently called heroin use in this country an "urgent public health crisis," citing that between 2006 and 2010, heroin overdose deaths have increased by 45-percent.
A mom and former teacher shares her harrowing story of heroin addiction and redemption in NBC’s series, “Hooked: America’s Heroin Epidemic.” NBC's Kate Snow reports.
Armed with her camera and a bathing suit, a Connecticut photographer started going underwater two years ago to capture unique images of children.
Louisiana Rep. Vance McAllister is apologizing after a newspaper published a video of him kissing a woman who isn't his wife.
Dangerous storms hit the South overnight, with powerful tornadoes, heavy rain and flash floods.
A family rescued at sea is fighting back after being criticized for taking their children on a global sailing trip. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.
A mom and former teacher shares her harrowing story of heroin addiction and redemption in NBC’s series, “Hooked: America’s Heroin Epidemic.” NBC's Kate Snow reports.
What would America's politics be without the outsized influence from the NRA? In this case, however, we're talking about the National Restaurant Association, which uses an army of lobbyists to fight against the rights of working families who do all the work that makes them their profits. The industry that brings in $600 billion a year in revenue is a leader in fighting against raising the minimum wage and increasing wages for tipped workers, paid sick days and food safety rules.
Women have to work more than three extra months to earn what men earn in a year because, on average, they make 77 cents on the dollar compared to men’s earnings. Today, Equal Pay Day, marks the day women workers close the 2013 pay gap.
Heroin abuse has nearly doubled in America in the last five years. Attorney General Eric Holder recently called heroin use in this country an "urgent public health crisis," citing that between 2006 and 2010, heroin overdose deaths have increased by 45-percent.
