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Los Angeles' massive billion dollar initiative to give iPads to every student in the school district faced an early setback this week, as high school students hacked the devices to access “non-educational” content, officials said.
A Florida appeals court is mandating a new trial for a woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after she fired a warning shot in a wall amid a dispute with her husband.
After seven years of organizing and two vetoes, California domestic workers finally got some good news today as Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights into law.
As the nation prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F.
Lori J. Pelletier will lead the Connecticut AFL-CIO after delegates to the state federation’s convention elected her to the newly created position of executive secretary-treasurer, which will be the principal officer running the federation’s day-to-day operations. She has served as secretary-treasurer since 1999.
A former Montana high school teacher who has served a 30-day prison sentence for the rape of a teenage student was released from prison on Thursday morning – as the victim’s mother said the teacher is “still skating” justice.
They endured weekly mandatory captive audience meetings in the basement of their Lexington Avenue MetroPCS store, tight monitoring from management and even a visit from T-Mobile U.S. CEO John Legere and other top executives who trekked from Bellevue, Wash., headquarters to the Harlem store. But this week, the workers voted 7–1 to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
A gunman who was allegedly disgruntled "over a bad business deal" remained at large Thursday, a day after one person was killed and another wounded at a Long Island firm.
Jersey City, N.J., became the sixth city to require paid sick days for employees at private businesses after the City Council passed the new rules on a 7–1 vote. Mayor Steven Fulop (D) is a supporter of the measure and is expected to sign it into law.
Once again, we stand poised on the precipice of economic calamity because the Republican-led House is intent on creating crises to push their agenda. Unfortunately, too many pundits add to Americans' cynicism by trying to find a way to blame both sides. This week, The Washington Post tried by saying that Democrats hope Republicans will fight to shut down the federal government in hopes of gaining advantage when people figure out the Republicans are to blame. Playing to cynics also plays well in portraying this as a school yard fight, which, in the age of reality TV and voyeurism, is a sales pitch. It however does no one well if the experts and thought leaders do not play honest umpires to call the balls and strikes as they see them.
