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The body of a woman recovered Tuesday from a water tank on the roof of a downtown Los Angeles hotel is that of 21-year-old Elisa Lam, a Canadian tourist.
President Obama made the case in his State of the Union address last week for swift passage of comprehensive immigration reform. His powerful call for Congress to "get this done" brought members on both sides of the aisle to their feet and made it clear that, after decades of congressional inaction and presidential timidity, comprehensive immigration reform finally has a solid chance to pass.
A recent Wall Street Journal editorial, American Unions vs. Bangladesh's Workers (subscription only), dismisses poverty and workers' rights in a country where devastating garment factory fires have killed 119 people in recent months, which the Journal has reported on. The editorial makes several erroneous points about garment workers in Bangladesh, and the threat to remove the country's duty-free status because of workers' rights violations.
A massive fire triggered by a natural gas explosion tore through a landmark Kansas City, Mo. restaurant Tuesday night, injuring at least fourteen people with one still missing Wednesday morning, according to authorities.
A massive fire triggered by a natural gas explosion tore through a landmark Kansas City, Mo. restaurant Tuesday night, injuring at least fourteen people with one still missing Wednesday morning, according to authorities.
As we continue this week’s launch of the AFL-CIO’s new online hub @Work, today we are spotlighting “Collaboration,” one of the seven featured categories of the new site.
A Hood County woman who was arrested after calling 911 to ask for cigarettes now admits it was a frivolous request and says she regrets it. Linda White, 48, of Granbury, called 911 at about 1 a.m. on Feb. 11 and asked deputies to make a delivery.
Columbia University says it's reviewing a science class in which a professor stripped to his underwear and showed 9/11 video footage during a lecture on quantum mechanics.
A manhunt was under way in South Florida early Wednesday for two suspects after shots were fired at police and a home was set ablaze during a narcotics investigation, authorities said.
Carlos and Barbara Landeros only wanted a little Valentine's Day romance. So last Thursday, the Vallejo, Calif., couple decided to drive to San Francisco for a swanky romantic dinner.
