Martin Michaels Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has struck down “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces” a proposed ordinance that would have required companies to offer 180,000 low-wage employees paid sick leave. The bill failed narrowly but would be a welcome change for workers across the city who go to work when they are sick, afraid of losing […]
Martin Michaels Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has struck down “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces” a proposed ordinance that would have required companies to offer 180,000 low-wage employees paid sick leave. The bill failed narrowly but would be a welcome change for workers across the city who go to work when they are sick, afraid of losing […]
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012 and an abortion opponent, said Thursday that anti-abortion activists should try to build a […]
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012 and an abortion opponent, said Thursday that anti-abortion activists should try to build a […]
A sign is displayed on a house damaged by Superstorm Sandy in the Oakwood Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) The $2,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency was supposed to pay for a room at the La Quinta Inn in Park Slope. Instead, a desperate Queens […]
A sign is displayed on a house damaged by Superstorm Sandy in the Oakwood Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) The $2,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency was supposed to pay for a room at the La Quinta Inn in Park Slope. Instead, a desperate Queens […]
A U.S. military judge says the government must prove that Army Private Bradley Manning intended to aid the enemy when he released hundreds of thousands of sensitive files to WikiLeaks. (Photo/savebradley via Flickr) A U.S. military judge ruled Wednesday at a pretrial hearing that government prosecutors must prove that Army Private Bradley Manning intended to aid […]
A U.S. military judge says the government must prove that Army Private Bradley Manning intended to aid the enemy when he released hundreds of thousands of sensitive files to WikiLeaks. (Photo/savebradley via Flickr) A U.S. military judge ruled Wednesday at a pretrial hearing that government prosecutors must prove that Army Private Bradley Manning intended to aid […]
A court is examining a case accusing a Florida jail of using pepper spray against children. (Photo/via Wikimedia Commons) A Florida court is examining a case brought on by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) accusing a Polk County jail of liberally using pepper spray against children in its juvenile division for violations as minor as […]
A court is examining a case accusing a Florida jail of using pepper spray against children. (Photo/via Wikimedia Commons) A Florida court is examining a case brought on by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) accusing a Polk County jail of liberally using pepper spray against children in its juvenile division for violations as minor as […]
CIA Director nominee John Brennan, flanked by security, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, to testify at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) U.S. intelligence officials were aware that at least one civilian had died in drone strikes in Pakistan during 2011, despite claims to […]
CIA Director nominee John Brennan, flanked by security, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, to testify at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) U.S. intelligence officials were aware that at least one civilian had died in drone strikes in Pakistan during 2011, despite claims to […]
In this April 10, 2013, photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, speaks at a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, about the fiscal year 2014 defense budget. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, […]
In this April 10, 2013, photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, speaks at a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, about the fiscal year 2014 defense budget. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, […]
