Rally: Jobs crisis a life and death emergency
CHICAGO - Dozens of people rallied here at Federal Plaza today demanding that Congress act immediately to address the worst job crisis since the Great Depression.
In ‘failed state,’ schools face more cuts
California is at the very heart of what is internationally known as the "American crisis," and its schools are on the chopping block.
Punishing pregnant women tops Utah state agenda
The Utah state legislature passed a bill recently that could make it illegal for a woman to have a miscarriage.
African American Communist, WW II seaman, dies at 107
Jacob Green, an African American seaman who braved Nazi U-boats while supplying the Soviet Union during World War II, and later served as chairman of the Communist Party of Maryland, died Feb. 19. He was 107.
UC students protest racist incidents
Students are demanding stronger action following a series of racist incidents, including parties with racist themes and a noose hanging in the campus library.
Debate rages on how to solve Black unemployment
A debate raged recently over growing Black unemployment - 30 percent among youth - as President Obama renewed federal support for historically Black colleges.
Texas top court sets back freedom of information
The Texas Supreme Court's ruling is part of a national trend to restrict public information.
Lifting Chicago handgun ban is not justifiable, activists say
CHICAGO - The U.S. Supreme Court began hearings today regarding a landmark case about whether to lift a 28-year-old handgun ban here.
Illinois gov. seeking full term says economy needs new ideas
ORLANDO, Fla. (PAI) - Pat Quinn claims he is thinking out of the box. The times - and the economy of both his state and the nation - demand it. And he wishes politicians in Washington would do the same.
Chicago youth demand jobs
CHICAGO - "Jobs now" echoed across a frozen Federal Plaza as hundreds of youth demanded passage of federal youth jobs legislation and voiced their anger over being left out of the legislative process.
