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Chicago workers' sit-in becomes rallying point
The 200 workers demanding severance pay have become a national symbol for thousands of laid off employees nationwide.
Posted: 31 days agoMore murders go unsolved in U.S.
FBI figures reviewed by The Associated Press show that more people are getting away with murder in the U.S.
Posted: 31 days agoJudges to decide if crowded Calif. prisons are unconstitutional
A panel of judges could order the state to release tens of thousands of prisoners if they decide the overcrowding of California prisons results in unconstitutional treatment of inmates.
Posted: 31 days agoU.S. says Blackwater shootings of Iraqis unprovoked
Prosecutors announced charges with mandatory 30-year prison terms against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards Monday for a shooting in Iraq over a year ago.
Posted: 31 days agoTribe Co. files for bankruptcy
Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and other newspapers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after experiencing a drop-off in advertising and crushing debt.
Posted: 31 days agoMilitary jet crash in San Diego kills three
The pilot ejected before the fighter jet crashed into a neighborhood.
Posted: 31 days agoBush aides rush to enact a rule Obama opposes
The rule would make it harder for the government to regulate toxic substances and hazardous chemicals workers are exposed to on the job.
Posted: 38 days agoGood deeds: the backlash
Schools have trimmed community service hours for high school students, hoping they will aim for quality, not quantity.
Posted: 38 days agoOfficials warn that economy will remain weak
The Fed chairman and Treasury secretary expressed optimism for the long haul and said they would continue to deal aggressively with the crisis.
Posted: 38 days agoDow plunges 680 points as recession is declared
The announcement that the recession began in December 2007 came on a day when the Dow dropped more than 7 percent.
Posted: 38 days ago