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The teacher at the high school that was the basis for the book "Friday Night Lights," takes his own life after accusations of improper relationship with student. KWES’ Geena Martinez reports.
The latest entry in the "I Am AFGE'" series takes a look at Christopher Lee Castle, a former Marine, who took a job with the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2008 so he could give back to his fellow veterans. Castle is a loan specialist outside of Denver and he frequently works with veterans and their family members, particularly when they are going through foreclosures and tough economic times. When not helping veterans, he's vice president of AFGE Local 1557.
The 2-month old was taken while her mother was unloading another child from the car in the driveway of their home.
A request by Aurora theater shooting defendant James Holmes not to have his sanity evaluated a second time was rejected by the Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) isn't afraid to say the word "union." In fact, she says it "long and loud." Warren stopped by the AFL-CIO last week to read excerpts of her new book, A Fighting Chance.
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate panel next week will examine U.S. offers of assistance to Nigeria after Islamist insurgents took more than 200 girls from their school, as well as impediments that might be slowing that assistance.The hearing will come a full month after the abductions.
In yet another example of Pope Francis being awesome and talking about the excesses of capitalism, the Catholic leader said on Friday that governments should redistribute wealth to the poor and fight back against the "economy of exclusion" taking hold across the world with a new spirit of generosity. Pope Francis has been much more outspoken than many previous popes about doing more to help the poor in the face of a global economy.
Last weekend, the Union Sportsmen's Alliance Work Boots on the Ground project brought together more than 100 volunteers to help restore the wildlife and recreational coastal wetlands at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach, Calif. The crews included skilled union trade workers, adults and youth from the community. They worked on a one-mile stretch of the trail, pulling invasive weeds, repairing wood and metal fencing and removing graffiti. Bolsa Chica contains more than 500 acres of wildlife habitat and is vital for ducks and migratory birds.
A North Carolina woman recounts how she freed her foot from the jaws of a shark. WSAV’s Brittany Shane Reports.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi discusses the options Democrats have as far as joining or dismissing Republican calls for a new select committee to look into the events at the Benghazi, Libya embassy.
