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A self-described debt collector for Mexican drug cartels says he has slayed more than 30 people across the United States, according to investigators.If Jose Martinez, 51, is found guilty of scores of homicides on both coasts, he would earn a place among the most lethal serial murderers in American history.Investigators have confirmed that Martinez is responsible for a 2006 double-homicide in Mario...
In this video from the Nevada State AFL-CIO, Allie tells her story of what it's like to grow up as a DREAMer, including the challenges she faced and her hopes for the future.Learn why Allie supports a commonsense immigration process with a road map to citizenship, and check out the Nevada federation's Facebook page for more videos.
A military judge barred Army Maj. Nidal Hasan on Friday from arguing at his court-martial that he was legally acting to protect Taliban leaders when he killed 13 people injured 32 others in a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.Hasan, who's representing himself, has said the shootings were a premeditated "defense of others" to safeguard Mullah Mohammed Omar and other Taliban leaders in Afg...
A Connecticut woman disfigured in a chimpanzee attack was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million.The state is immune to lawsuits unless they're allowed by state Claims Commissioner J. Paul Vance Jr., who denied permission and announced his decision in a news release.Nash was blinded, lost both hands and underwent a face transplant after being mauled in Stamford in 2009. She rea...
I’m a charter school teacher in Philadelphia. Every day I invest my heart and soul in teaching my students at ASPIRA Olney Charter High School. I am helping form a union to better advocate for my students.I am writing to ask that you stand with me and my colleagues.
When consumers call companies asking for a break, they don't always get the right answer the first time. That's why persistence can pay off.A DirecTV customer service representative gave out the wrong information to a Colorado wildfire victim this week, telling Jeremy Beach that he would have to pay $400 to the firm after a fire that destroyed his home, including his TV equipment. The fires have r...
People injured in the attack on the Boston Marathon face a Saturday deadline to apply for payments from a $47 million fund set up to help victims and their families.The One Fund Boston had received 175 applications by midday Friday and expected more by the deadline, two months to the day after two bombs went off near the marathon finish line, said Camille Biros, the deputy fund administrator.“It’s...
Workers in states all over the United States are joining a movement for earned paid sick leave and seeing major victories. It's common sense and smart business. Now, business owners are getting on board. Nearly 300 small businesses have joined a campaign to support laws that require employers to give their workers paid sick days. The businesses have endorsed the Businesses for Earned Leave campaign, a partnership of American Sustainable Business Council, the Main Street Alliance and Social Venture Network. On Tuesday, the coalition launched a website supporting the campaign, Better Workplaces, Better Businesses.
