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Boston Fire Chief Steve Abraira resigned Monday after 13 deputy chiefs accused him of mishandling the Boston Marathon bombings.In a letter to Mayor Thomas Menino and Fire Commissioner Roderick Fraser, Abraira — the fire department's first Latino chief and its first to have been hired from outside its union — blamed a "vocal and aggressive minority" for consistently resisting his efforts to reform ...
Justice Antonin Scalia’s dissent Monday in a Supreme Court ruling about police taking DNA samples had all of his usual hallmarks — crackling language, biting humor and a history lesson from the founding of the republic.What may have seemed surprising was who joined his opinion: Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, three reliably liberal members of the court who are genera...
Ferocious storms that battered Oklahoma and Missouri, killing 17 over the weekend, lurched eastward Monday, lashing New England and the mid-Atlantic region with harsh winds and heavy rainfall before moving out to sea.Although the East Coast may be struck by another round of thunder Monday, forecasters at the National Weather Service said the severe storm threat has largely passed, bringing an end ...
A former IRS commissioner on Monday urged Congress to set up a joint congressional committee to investigate the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups, which he called “very troubling.” While defending the overall integrity of IRS employees, Mark Everson told NBC NEWS exclusively that an “independent, strong congressional investigation to establish the fact...
A month after the Vermont legislature approved a bill allowing home care workers to collectively bargain, more than 4,500 home care workers filed an election petition seeking to form a union. Because of the new law, more than 7,000 workers are now eligible to join a union, and many participated in a march to file the petition. Home care workers in the state experience low wages and a lack of sick time, paid vacations and other benefits. The election is expected to be held in mid-July.
SAN ANTONIO — A U.S. military judge ruled on Monday that accused Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan can act as his own defense lawyer for his upcoming court-martial, in which he is accused of 13 murders and could face the death penalty.Trial judge Colonel Tara Osborn found the 42-year-old Army psychiatrist physically and mentally capable of defending himself in an upcoming trial, according to...
