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The last two inmates from an Oklahoma jailbreak were recaptured on Tuesday after more than a week on the lam, authorities said.Police tracked down Anthony Mendonca, 24, and Triston Cheadle, 32, after getting a tip, Sheriff Gene Cain told NBC News.
The Illinois House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday to allow gays and lesbians to marry in the Land of Lincoln, capping a months-long wait for a vote on the legislation while same-sex marriage advocates worked on getting the support needed to pass the measure.
Today working families saw major wins in the elections held in New York, Virginia, Boston, Ohio and New Jersey.
I testified recently at a hearing on Creating Peace and Finding Justice in Colombia, held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress. It was a great opportunity to educate members of Congress—and the public—on the deplorable state of labor rights in Colombia.
ABC News reported Johns Hopkins Medicine announced it has suspended and will review its controversial black lung x-ray review program after last week’s investigative report by the Center for Public Integrity, and the news outlet found radiologists there almost always denied x-ray evidence of black lung in coal miners seeking benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act.
Since 1999, the governing board of the town of Greece in suburban Rochester, N.Y. has opened its monthly public meetings with a Christian prayer. Now the US Supreme Court will decide whether that practice violates the Constitution.
After becoming one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana last year, Colorado may set another new standard on Tuesday when voters go to the polls: approving a pot sales tax.If Proposition AA passes, recreational cannabis sales will have a 25 percent tax slapped on them starting Jan.
An appeals court Tuesday vacated the murder conviction of a Missouri man nine years into a 40-year prison sentence for the 2001 Halloween night killing of a newspaper editor, according to a court document.
Workers at Guitar Center’s flagship store in Las Vegas voted on Friday to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). They are the third group of Guitar Center workers to vote for a voice on the job this year, following those in New York City and Chicago.Doug Simpson, a sales person in the audio department, said, “With this vote, we are aiming for better job security, better health benefits and more ‘respect’ from management.”
Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that the shooting at a popular New Jersey mall, carried out by a young man who “came there to end his own life,” demonstrates the need to strengthen mental health treatment.
