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George Zimmerman possessed five guns – including an AR-15-type rifle – when he was arrested last week and accused of pointing one of the weapons at his girlfriend, according to documents released by police.
Illinois won't have to wait until next summer to see its first same-sex marriage.The U.S. District Court in Chicago on Monday ordered Cook County's clerk to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple, one of whom is terminally ill.
A stabbing at a Texas hospital Tuesday morning has killed one person and injured four others, according to the medical center.A male suspect has been taken into custody, NBC affiliate KETK.com reported.
When Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray (D) recently vetoed the Large Retailer Accountability Act, which would've required big-box stores like Walmart to pay their workers living wages, his veto message explicitly called for a raise in the minimum wage for all District of Columbia residents. D.C. Council members Vincent Orange, Yvette Alexander and Chair Phil Mendelson also have called for an increase in the local wage. The current minimum wage in the district is $8.25, except for tipped workers, whose minimum wage is $2.77.
Walmart workers around the country are tired of low wages, insufficient hours and on-the-job intimidation when they stand up for their rights. More and more of them are risking their jobs and their livelihood to demand that Walmart pay them a minimum of $25,000 a year, an amount the company with $17 billion in profits last year can easily afford. Show your support for their Black Friday protests with just a few clicks by participating in a Thunderclap.
By Pete Williams, NBC News Justice CorrespondentThe Supreme Court, taking up a controversial provision of Obamacare, agreed Tuesday to consider whether a company can refuse to provide contraceptive care to female employees on the grounds that doing so would violate its religious freedom.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, working people across the country are counting down the days to their Thanksgiving meals. While many families aspire to make healthy, sustainable choices about the food they eat, little attention is paid to the millions of food workers struggling to make a living. In the United States alone, 20 million food workers grow, prepare, serve and cook the food we consume each day.
This week marks Thanksgiving, the quintessential American holiday. In part, because it belongs to no religion, it is a day that all people can claim as their own to give thanks, in their way. This marks its 150th birthday. In the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln set aside Thursday, Nov. 26, as a day of thanks.
Five college students who went missing while hiking in Utah on a backpacking trip have been found and are “in good condition,” according to the San Juan County Sheriff’s office.The five missing hikers were spotted by a helicopter near the Dry Mesa area of Elk Ridge, Utah on Monday afternoon.
For evidence that elections have impact on working family issues, look no further than New York City, where the New York City Central Labor Council and its affiliates’ grassroots mobilization during the election appear to be paying off. If the transition teams of New York’s future mayor and comptroller are any indication, working people will once again have a seat at the table.
