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St. Louis City Alderman Antonio French describes the chaotic scene in Ferguson, Missouri, where he says peaceful protests turned angry by a "heavy-handed" police presence.
Aaron Hernandez is in court for a pretrial hearing in the drive-by killings of two men outside a Boston nightclub in 2012.
Professional support specialists employed at NASA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to form a union. The vote was 97% in favor of partnering with the NASA Headquarters Professional Association, Local 9 of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE); 320 NASA workers were eligible to vote in the election. The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) conducted the vote.
Here are some headlines from the working family’s news we're reading today (after the jump).
A 14-year-old boy in Clay County, Florida dies after experiencing heat-related health issues during football training camp. WTLV’s Michelle Quesada reports.
Presenting TWU's newest members...Virgin America Inflight Team Members (ITMs)!On Wednesday, in a decisive 430 to 307 vote, the 900 flight attendants at Virgin America chose Transport Workers Union (TWU) membership and a brighter future for themselves and their families. In doing so, they made history at the airline. Until today, Virgin held the distinction of being the largest U.S. air carrier to have an entire workforce completely without union protections on the job. Said TWU President Harry Lombardo:
Police fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters on the fourth night of demonstrations over the fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager.
Police are on the hunt for MMA fighter "War Machine" after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend, porn star Christy Mack. KNSV's Reed Cowan reports.
Police are on the hunt for MMA fighter "War Machine" after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend, porn star Christy Mack. Reed Cowan reports.
Washington state police are asking the public to stop tweeting during shootings and manhunts to avoid telling bad guys what officers are doing.
