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A man linked to a gun used to kill a police officer days after the Boston Marathon bombing allegedly told police he smoked marijuana every day.
Writer Maxine Hong Kingston and architect Billie Tsien were selected to receive the nation’s highest honor given for achievements in the arts.
Pieter Broertjes of Hilversum says his remark came from a "feeling of helplessness."
An 89-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect accused in the murders of 200,000 Jews at Auschwitz died Tuesday, the same day a judge approved his extradition.
Last week, we reported on an incident caught on video where a representative of the North Carolina Growers Association (NCGA) punched an organizer from the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) in the face during an outdoor meeting with workers. Now, FLOC reports that the NCGA accepted the resignation of the representative identified by BuzzFeed and FLOC as Paul Saffle.
The next step is analyzing the dowloaded data from the cockpit voice recorder, and examining the flight-data recorder.
On Tuesday, Reps. George Miller (D-Calif.) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced the "Schedules That Work" Act to provide federal guidelines for making sure that employers offer fair, flexible and reliable schedules for working families who are often left in difficult situations because of erratic employer scheduling. Miller said the act is about "dignity" and ensuring workers can earn a decent living and meet family responsibilities.
Thousands mourned California-born Sgt. Max Steinberg who died fighting in the Gaza Strip after volunteering to join Israel's military.
Opening arguments began Wednesday in the trial of a suburban Detroit man charged with fatally shooting a young woman on his porch last November.
Charges are expected to be filed against six people tied to the $10 million international rip-off scam involving more than 1,000 StubHub accounts.
