Youngstown earthquake hearing reveals public anger, few answers
"This is a dog-and-pony show," said a dissatisfied resident, among hundreds at a public hearing to investigate the city's 4.0 earthquake on New Year's Eve.
Mine owner to pay $210M for deadly explosion
The owners of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 died in an explosion agreed to pay $210 million, the biggest ever payout for a disaster the government blamed on "the ruthless pursuit of profits ahead of safety."
Labor calls for aid after Texas wildfires
The AFL-CIO of Texas is working with United Way organizations to set up a Union Wildfire Relief Fund and aid the victims of the Texas wilfire disaster.
Tea party tries to stop hurricane cleanup
Hurricane Irene is history, but the cleanup efforts and a new controversy over allocation of federal money remain.
For New Orleans, Brad Pitt houses were not enough
Some of the gleaming new structures sit opposite desolate, abandoned lots while others are sandwiched in between crumbling houses to which no one has returned.
Hospital ruins stir Katrina memories and call to battle
The windowless ruins of Charity Hospital stand today as both a haunting reminder of horrors past and a call to arms for those joining the battle for a restored health care system.
Thousands evacuate Minot, "We're trying to help"
The worst flood in four decades has hit Minot, N.D. Water from the Souris River is predicted to begin pouring over dikes, which led authorities to order the evacuation of 12,000 people there,
Blown-up levee destroys black community
A small African-American town is suffering after the Army Corps of Engineers decided to blow holes in a levee in eastern Missouri.
Arizona faces largest wildfire in its history
Investigators were questioning "persons of interest" in regard to the origin of the blaze, but campfire mishaps aren't the only cause of the fires.
Unions help towns in tornado aftermath
"I've been in the labor movement since 1998, and seeing more than 150 of my union brothers and sisters come together to help one another and their communities is the proudest moment of my life."
