A Thursday night apartment fire in the Bronx killed at least 12 people, including a child. The building, writes The New York Times, contained some 29 flats and was built about 100 years ago. While the cause of the conflagration is still under investigation, New York City officials are lamenting the loss of life. Mayor
Lawsuit Alleges Insys Unlawfully Pushed Highly Addictive Subsys Spray
So-called sanctuary churches are pushing back against the Trump administration’s drive to round-up and deport illegal immigrants. An al-Jazeera special recounts the tale of 40-year old Alirio Gomez, who fled El Salvador after receiving a slew of death threats from criminal gangs. Arriving in the United States, Gomez joined a circuit of immigrants increasingly taking
The U.S. State Department has told refugee resettlement agencies to cut down their operations on American soil, as Donald Trump prepares to limit immigration in the year ahead. Advocates across the country have said the decision is likely to lead to the closure of dozens of resettlement offices. According to Reuters, such a move could
A former inmate named Bobby Battle whose landmark 1972 rights lawsuit led to a reform of the Oklahoma prison system died this week at the age of 80. “Bobby is an unsung hero. He had the guts to stand up and do the right thing,” said Stephen Jones, the main attorney in Battle’s suit. According
Illegal immigrants incarcerated in San Diego are suing prison contractor CoreCivic, claiming the company is exploiting their labor and may be violating human trafficking laws. In a class action suit filed Wednesday, plaintiffs have claimed they’re being paid as little as $1.50 per day at Otay Mesa Detention Center. Working as kitchen staff, janitors, and
Bipartisan talks on spending and immigration are slated to take place this coming Wednesday at the White House. The expected list of attendees includes a handful of stand-ins for President Trump, who was initially expected to spearhead negotiations. Standing in his place will be spokesman and legislative affairs chief Marc Short and budget director Mick
A wrongful death lawsuit was recently filed against Alaska Airlines by a Spokane Valley woman after she claimed “a contractor failed to escort their elderly mother to her gate for a flight to Spokane.” Because of that failure, the elderly woman, Bernice Kekona, fell down an escalator and her injuries from the fall led to her death in September. The lawsuit itself was filed on behalf of Kekona’s eldest child, Darlene Bloyed, and was filed in “King County Superior Court in Seattle, where Alaska Airlines is based.”
If you’re a fan of beef stew, you may be interested in this latest product recall. Earlier this week Swift Beef Co., “doing business as JBS USA Food Company, a Cactus, Texas establishment,” decided to recall an estimated 4,702 pounds of its beef stew product over concerns that it might be “contaminated with foreign matter, specifically plastic and metal.”
When Michael Jackson was alive, there were numerous accusations surrounding the pop star of inappropriate behavior. One such case came from a former choreographer, 35-year-old Wade Robson, who alleged in a lawsuit that “Michael Jackson molested him as a child.” However, earlier this week, a judge dismissed the lawsuit, “resolving one of the last major claims against the late singer’s holdings.” In dismissing the lawsuit, the judge, Mitchell L. Beckloff found that “the two Jackson-owned corporations, which were the remaining defendants in the case, were not liable for Robson’s exposure to Jackson.” His decision did not “rule on the credibility of Robson’s allegations themselves.”