White House tackles teen violence
CHICAGO – Attorney General Eric Holder declared Oct. 7 that the beating death of a 16-year-old high school student was a “stark wake-up call” to the nation to deal with youth violence.
Feds limit Arizona sheriff’s immigration crackdown
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has removed controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's authority to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants on the streets based solely on their immigration status.
Senate Dems want more states in on benefits
Senators are demanding more compensation for their states.
St. Louis activists stage die-in at Wellpoint
Health care protestors stage die-in at corporate crime scene.
Civil rights groups unite for health care
Civil rights groups target four states for health care push.
Demand ‘citizens’ arrest’ of Blue Cross boss
In a scene right out of Michael Moore's latest film, "Capitalism: A Love Story," chanting, sign-bearing health care activists swarmed through lunch-hour crowds in this city's financial district Oct. 6, and into the office tower where Anthem Blue Cross/WellPoint CEO Angela Braley has her headquarters, bent on making a citizens' arrest.
Schumer: Thompson will become mayor of NYC
New York City's mayor's race heats up with important endorsements.
Rockford rallies for justice
Protests continue over the police killing of an unarmed Black man in an Illinois church.
Labor rejects Calif. tax proposals
Wall Street heaps praise on pro-business tax proposals.
Extinct baby mammoth to make first U.S. visit
After 40,000 years of being preserved in the frozen soil of Siberia, an intact baby woolly mammoth will make its first visit to the U.S. next March.
