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Thousands of fast food workers took to the streets this week, staging strikes in protest over their low pay. In states where the minimum wage has not been raised above the federal level, if a worker could put together a full-time, full-year schedule, she would earn just $15,080 a year.
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement yesterday (after the jump).
A Toledo, Ohio, teacher was allegedly caught on camera roughing up a kindergartner. The boy’s parents say they are in “complete utter shock.” NBC’s Katy Tur reports.
While temperatures on the ground were in the upper 30s and low 40s on Friday, the air temperature was well below freezing, meteorologists said.
A huge industry is working hard to make unmanned aircraft just another part of everyday life, which could come with safety concerns. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports.
Wildfire season has only just begun, and California’s wildfires are already burning up the budget. According to a new report, the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Interior are projected to spend at least $470 million more than they have on hand to fight wildfires this season.
The embattled L.A. Clippers owner is reportedly refusing to pay a massive fine imposed by the NBA, and threatening to sue the league over his lifetime ban.
Schools are getting more vocal about controversial graduation speakers, as Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, backed out of Smith College's commencement and Condoleezza Rice withdrew from Rutgers' ceremony. NBC’s White House correspondent Peter Alexander reports.
At least one body was recovered overnight in wildfires in California as a massive new round of evacuations is ordered. NBC’s Joe Fryer reports.
Eric Shinseki says he won’t step down, as the VA is rocked by reports of wrong-doing at hospitals, surfacing in at least 10 states. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski reports.
