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People crossing into the U.S. illegally have found a quick way to bypass border checkpoints. A man was caught on camera getting onto a jet ski on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, then jumping off at a Texas park and getting into a waiting car.

Here are some headlines from the working families’ news we're reading today (after the jump).

In our new regular feature, we'll be taking a look at the villains who are doing their best to prevent the United States from raising wages for all or some Americans. In this series, we're going to try to take a look past the usual suspects—for example, too often elected officials get in the way of a fair economy, but we want to dig deeper.This week, we’re focusing attention on a giant student lender and loan servicer, Sallie Mae. 

Pretrial hearing in murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is charged with the first-degree murder of Odin Lloyd.

Find out which cities are home to the country’s most satisfied employees.

High winds are fueling a dangerous wildfire near Bakersfield, California and residents are being told to evacuate. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.

Officials accelerated their attack Sunday on a smoky wildfire that threatened more than 500 homes in central California.

Six people are dead after a fire ripped through a single-family home in Newark, New Jersey, early Sunday, officials said.

A man walked into a bar and shot a woman and another man before being fatally shot by an off-duty police officer.

While a pot plant in the basement may not bring criminal charges, the same plant can become a piece of evidence in child custody or abuse cases.