TIME / Austin Ramzy Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, which saw 14 employees commit suicide at its Chinese plants in 2010, has come under renewed pressure after a group of workers reportedly threatened to jump from a building last week. Mi… more »

SF Gate San Francisco Chronicle It was an extraordinarily dramatic scene, even for Congress: Three Peace Corps volunteers raped while serving overseas, plus the mother of a fourth who was murdered in Benin, complaining to lawmakers about one of the g… more »

(CBS/AP)  MADISON, Wis. - After weeks of relative quiet following the bruising battle over an anti-union collective bargaining bill, the state Capitol was again the scene of protests and counter-protests.   Hundreds of pro-union labor supporters ar… more »

  Image 2 of 2 The crack that has been leaking radiation into the ocean from the crippled reactor Photo: REUTERS   Workers spray adhesive synthetic resin over the ground at the plant to try and hold it together and stop the leaking Photo: REU… more »

MSNBC.com RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan  — Two missing Fukushima nuclear plant workers were found dead on Sunday as more highly radioactive water spilled into the sea and authorities struggled to seal the leak. The two workers — a 21-year-old and a 24-year-old… more »