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Speaking from American soil, Somalia’s president warned Monday that the al-Qaeda-linked extremist group which attacked an upscale mall in Nairobi and shot anyone who was not of Muslim faith is not just a threat to Somalia, but the world over.
The deadly mass shooting at a luxury Nairobi mall Saturday has sent shock waves around the world, raising concerns about security standards at shopping centers amid fears of copycat violence or other terror attacks, according to industry officials and other sources.
A Columbia, S.C.-area man danced around his kitchen and initially told only his dog when he checked his Powerball ticket last week and discovered he had the $399.4 million winning number, lottery officials said Monday.
A Columbia, S.C.-area man danced around his kitchen and initially told only his dog when he checked his Powerball ticket last week and discovered he had the $399.4 million winning number, lottery officials said Monday.
More than 5,000 people honored the lives of 157 firefighters and paramedics who died in the line of duty during the past year at the 27th annual Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial service in Colorado Springs on Sept. 21. As each fallen firefighter’s name was called, a bell was rung and family members were presented with ceremonial folded flags.
People with disabilities will no longer go straight to the front of lines at Disneyland and Walt Disney World under a policy change park officials say is a response to growing abuse of the system.
The death toll of those killed by the catastrophic Colorado floods earlier this month is now at eight, as police officials recovered the body of a woman who was reported missing in the flood.The body of Evelyn Starner, a missing 79-year old Cedar Cove woman, was found at about 4 p.m.
The AFGE local union that represents 2,100 federal workers at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)—the federal agency that enforces the Civil Rights Act and the other laws barring workplace discrimination—has urged Congress to avoid a government shutdown.
After dropping during the recession, the number of immigrants crossing the border illegally into the U.S. appears to be on the rise again. The total number of immigrants living in this country unlawfully edged up from 11.3 million in 2009 to 11.
The role of art in amplifying workers' voices, as well as changing perceptions about worker movements, got a great display in Los Angeles recently. This slideshow highlights some examples (view the full slideshow).
