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A jury has convicted 31-year-old Seth Mazzaglia of first-degree murder in the 2012 death of Elizabeth Marriott, a student at the University of New Hampshire.
As Sarajevo prepares to mark 100 years since the spark that led to World War One, event organizer Joseph Zimet says the message at the event is firmly about the future.
Facing five years or more in prison, Jessie Lee Herald cut a deal. Or more accurately, the state reduced his sentence if he would agree to be cut.
The families of 12 of the 19 firefighters who died in last year's Yarnell Hill Fire are seeking monetary damages and new safety measures.
Monique Dillard-Bothuell's arrest was not related to 12-year-old Charlie Bothuell's disappearance.
In a speech about the economy, President Obama criticizes Congress for not focusing on helping the middle class.
While speaking in Minnesota, President Obama addresses John Boehner’s plan to file a lawsuit against him for his use of executive actions.
Today, workers, women, and activists from the LGBTQ community protested outside the Embassy of Brunei in Washington, D.C., as part of an international day of action against the sultan of Brunei’s ongoing union-busting and human rights violations. Brunei is a tiny, oil-rich country in Southeast Asia, ruled by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who has used his role as absolute monarch to amass an estimated wealth of $20 billion and maintain strict control over society. Under the banner of “Don’t Sleep with the Sultan,” UNITE HERE Local 25 led a broad array of workers and activists in the demonstration, which drew attention to labor and human rights violations in both the United States and Brunei.
California patients would have greater access to doctors and hospitals of their choice and the state’s non-profit hospitals would be held more accountable in documenting their charity care and community benefits under two bills strongly backed by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU).
The Brookings Institution, looking at data from 2010, has issued a report claiming the student debt issue isn’t as bad as people think. Using Federal Reserve data on households headed by 20- to 40-year-olds, they conclude that horror stories of people struggling with student debt are exaggerated. Problem is, more current data suggest student debt is more serious than Brookings suggests.
