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The first murder charges have been handed down in a deadly building collapse that took the lives of six people, injured 13 and resulted in an overhaul of demolition practices in the city of Philadelphia.Griffin T.
In spite of yesterday’s massive and unprecedented voter turnout and enthusiasm of Hondurans hoping to achieve social justice through free and fair elections, the day ended with widespread uncertainty and distrust in the capacity and will of the current government to run fair and transparent elections. At least two parties have rejected the official results reported thus far.
A search-and-rescue operation has been launched for five college students who went missing while backpacking in Utah over the weekend.The students were hiking in the rugged terrain of the Elk Ridge area of southeastern Utah when they were reported missing by their families on Sunday afternoon.
An Ohio grand jury investigating an alleged cover-up in the Steubenville rape case has indicted four more people, including the school superintendent and an assistant football coach.
Yale University students are being urged to stay indoors until further notice after what the school is calling a confirmed report of a person with a gun on or near Old Campus in New Haven, Conn.
At New York University (NYU), one of the wealthiest and most expensive schools in America, you'd think access to decent and affordable health care for employees and their dependents would be in reach. Yet teaching and research assistants at NYU are experiencing exorbitant costs for their health plans through the university. Last year the cost of dependent care increased 33%.
This past Wednesday, after two years of neighborhood organizing, street actions, community forums, strategy meetings and justice buses led by the Fe y Justicia Worker Center, Houston workers won a historic Wage Theft Ordinance. The Houston City Council made history passing the first municipal ordinance cracking down on wage theft in Texas and only the second in a major metropolis in the U.S. South.
There's no doubting Michelle Knight has a story to tell.One of three young women held captive for years in a Cleveland house has a book deal.Knight's memoir is scheduled to come out next spring, publisher Weinstein Books announced Monday.
The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson gives a historic and informative account of tipping practices. From its inception in Europe during the early 1900s to tipping practices of today, this video highlights why tipping is not only a bad practice but an ineffective mean for a livable wage.
Five hundred invigorated labor union women came together recently to celebrate new leadership, a new vision and educational trainings at the Coalition of Labor Union Women’s (CLUW’s) Biennial Convention at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev.
