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A couple alleged to have abducted their two young sons, spurring a search across Southern states and off the coast of Florida, may have fled to Cuba, authorities said.NBC News’ team in Havana reported Tuesday that they made visual contact with the family’s boat as described by law enforcement. Boaters in the marina told NBC News that the family is freely walking around the area – though this infor...
Multiple stabbings were reported Tuesday on a Texas college campus. Sheriff’s officials said that one suspect was in custody, and the school warned that another was still at large.Lone Star College, outside Houston, ordered students to find shelter somewhere safe.In January, three people were shot at a separate campus of the same college. A federal official said that those shootings appeared to be...
By Barbara Raab, Senior Producer, NBC NewsThis is the time of year many high school seniors are getting their long-awaited, highly anticipated college acceptance letters. What those letters and the glossy admissions brochures don’t talk about is a surprising fact: despite their graduate degrees and years of experience, the large majority -- three out of four -- of teachers in college classrooms ar...
The high-speed, high-altitude acrobatic maneuvers and tight formations of the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels will be missing from dozens of festivals and air shows across the country this year. All Blue Angels performances for the remainder of 2013 have been canceled, the Navy announced Tuesday.The decision is a result of budget constraints caused by sequestration. “Recognizing budget realities, current ...
Casey Anthony’s life story is worth a decent chunk of change, and the trustee in charge of resolving her bankruptcy wants to sell the rights to it to help settle the nearly $800,000 she owes creditors.The big catch is that Anthony doesn’t want to sell. Nonetheless, one bidder has already offered $10,000 – to bury her life story, he says – and more are waiting in the wings, according to the bankrup...
At a time when it seems nearly every state legislature is assaulting the rights of working families, Minnesota's House and Senate are bucking the trend and are likely to soon send Gov. Mark Dayton a series of strong pro-working family bills. According to Minnesota AFL-CIO Communications Director Chris Shields, this is the first time in 20 years the state government has been unified under one-party control, with the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party holding the governorship and the majority in both houses of the legislature.
Four-year-old boys in different states were involved in two separate shooting incidents in the last four days, with tragic results.On Saturday, a Tennessee boy discharged a pistol at a sheriff's deputy's wife, killing her instantly. On Monday, a New Jersey boy left a 6-year-old neighbor in serious condition after a rifle fired at his head.The Tennessee incident occurred during a family cookout at ...
Today is Equal Pay Day and groups representing working women from around the country are talking about the importance of closing the pay gap, once and for all. The National Women's Law Center is hosting a blogger carnival on Equal Pay Day. See the full list of blogs here.
Perez's story is one of many documented in Taken for a Ride: Migrant Workers in the U.S. Fair and Carnival Industry, a report published by Centro de los Derechos del Migrante Inc. (CDM) and American University Washington College of Law (WCL). Fair and carnival employers bring about 5,000 migrant workers to the United States. Many workers experience similar, if not worse, treatment and working conditions. The report uncovers widespread abuses in the H-2B visa program in the fair and carnival industry, including the following:
A couple alleged to have abducted their two young sons, spurring a search across Southern states and the coast of Florida, may have fled to Cuba, authorities said.Law enforcement officials said late Monday they had information that the family of Joshua Hakken, 35, and Sharyn Hakken, 34, may be on the island nation. The Hillsborough County sheriff’s office in Florida is working with the FBI and Sta...
