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The number of nuclear missile launch officers under investigation for allegations of cheating has ballooned to 92, the Air Force said Thursday.The new total is nearly three times the initial 34 officers who were implicated in the scandal and nearly one-fifth of the force.
AFL-CIO Deputy Chief of Staff Thea Lee appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal this morning to discuss President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
The members of Culinary Workers Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 (both UNITE HERE locals) voted Tuesday to ratify a five-year contract with Caesars Entertainment covering the 13,000 members of both locals. The deal, which replaces the previous contract that expired in June, was approved by 97% of the voters.
Nearly 9 percent of California is experiencing "exceptional drought," officials reported Thursday, the first time since the measure has been kept that conditions have reached the highest level of alarm.The 2013 calendar year was the driest in 119 years of record-keeping. Gov.
Still littered with abandoned cars, Atlanta struggled to find its way back to normal Thursday while the mayor and governor struggled with the political fallout from a snowstorm that trapped some people in their cars more than 24 hours.
A parent and eight children were feared dead when a fire tore through a Kentucky home on Thursday morning, authorities said.
A parent and eight children were feared dead when a fire tore through a Kentucky home on Thursday morning, authorities said.
A parent and eight children were feared dead when a fire tore through a Kentucky home on Thursday morning, authorities said.
Here are some headlines from the working families news we're reading today (after the jump).
Last spring, Northwestern University quarterback Kain Colter approached National College Players Association President Ramogi Huma about help in getting college athletes more of a say in their own fate so they can improve playing conditions. Huma and Colter worked with the United Steelworkers (USW) and they filed the paperwork and cards this week with the National Labor Relations Board, seeking to establish the first union for college athletes in history called the College Athletes Players Association. The number of players who signed union cards wasn't disclosed, but Colter expressed that it was more than enough for the process to move forward.
