Iraq duty may have affected Fort Hood shooter
His rampage ended during a stand-off with a military policewoman when Lopez took his own life.
President celebrates Obamacare sign-up, rips Republicans
President Obama made celebratory remarks at the White House yesterday after more than seven million signed up for health insurance.
Today in women's history: Abigail Adams attacked sexism, "fomented rebellion"
On March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams urged the Continental Congress and her husband, John Adams, to consider women's rights.
Unions hail NLRB official's ruling that college athletes can unionize
It would be a landmark victory for college athletes, whose scholarships are now awarded at the whim of their institutions and who have little or no protection against on-the-job injuries.
Scores arrested in Albany budget protest
The chants of advocates for affordable housing, the Dream Act, anti-fracking and more echoed throughout the Albany Capitol as protesters packed the staircase and halls leading to Governor Cuomo's office.
Today in Women's history: Birth of Effa Manley, baseball hall of famer
Effa Louise Manley co-owned the Newark Eagles baseball franchise in the Negro leagues with her husband Abe Manley. Her influence extended beyond baseball; she was active in the civil rights movement and a social activist.
Panel: Immigrants’ advocates should step up efforts in the states
Immigrants' advocates should step up efforts in the states, regardless of the fate of comprehensive immigration reform in D.C., a panel discussing the issue says.
Racial discrimination leads to increased deaths of black women from breast cancer
Although breast cancer survival rates increased overall between 1990 and 2010, white women benefited far more than did black women.
New Mexican miners commemorate "Salt of the Earth"
"Where is Anita Torrez?" growled the sheriff's deputy at the young pregnant woman sitting at a table stuffing envelopes inside the union hall's doorway.
Today in women's history: Civil rights leader and suffragist Ida B. Wells died
Wells was an outstanding civil rights activist and journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
