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A manhunt lasted all day and night Monday for an inmate who escaped from a Detroit courthouse by stabbing a sheriff's deputy with a makeshift shank, stealing his uniform and keys, and carjacking a minivan, authorities said.
A wildfire that sparked Sunday in the hills east of San Francisco Bay had charred more than 3,700 acres by late Monday, authorities said, as it became just the latest front in California’s summer-long fire fight.
AFL-CIO delegates took on other initiatives by passing the following resolutions at the AFL-CIO Convention in Los Angeles today.
Illegal ivory that has been seized by the U.S. government will be destroyed in an effort to discourage sales of accessories and art made from elephant tusks, the U.S. Department of Interior said Monday.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to crush six tons of ivory that the U.S.
A central theme of this year’s convention is building a broader more inclusive labor movement to better support all workers, both union and non-union. As attendees of the action session “Anyone Can Join and Everyone Should: Models for Alternative Membership” learned this afternoon, associate membership can be a powerful tool to achieve that goal.
The outer shell of what will be the world’s largest Ferris wheel was erected Monday on the Las Vegas Strip, a locale already notorious for inducing sensory overload.The top of the High Roller ride, placed across the street from Caesar's Palace, will soar 55 stories over Sin City.
President Obama said Monday that he has not decided whether he will order a strike on Syria without Congressional support — and he's not certain he'll win the vote on a resolution to authorize military action.
Florida police are investigating a dispute between George Zimmerman and his wife Shellie — who called 911 and said her husband threatened her with a handgun and attacked her father, an official said.
While President Obama had to stay in Washington, D.C., to address the situation in Syria, he sent a video message to the convention attendees, thanking them for their hard work and reiterating his support for unions and working families. Watch the video in the post.
