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Flu season fuels debate over paid sick time laws

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work anyway for a day she felt she couldn't afford to miss. A school speech therapist who works as an independent contractor, she doesn't have paid sick

2 killed in shooting on Ky. college parking lot

HAZARD, Ky. (AP) - A gunman who fired into a vehicle, killing a man and a woman and wounding a 12-year-old girl, has been charged with murder and attempted murder in a shooting police blamed on a domestic dispute. The violence late Tuesday in a college parking lot locked down the campus for more

Oakland police say 4 killed in separate shootings

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Oakland police are investigating four fatal shootings that took place in different parts of the city within six hours, the latest outbreak of violence in a city that saw 131 homicides last year. Friday's victims included a 17-year-old high school senior who died at the

Flu Season Hits US: Seven Steps You Can Take to Prepare Your Business and Employees

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: The 2012-2013 flu season arrived earlier than usual. As the nation braces for increased flu activity, now is the time to prepare yourself, your business, and your employees. Not only is prevention important for physical health, it may