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Federal Agents Nab 300 Alleged Illegal Workers at Greenville Plant

Employees at House of Raeford Farms. Photo by Charlotte Observer
Federal authorities have detained 300 alleged illegal immigrants after raiding the House of Raeford Farms’ Greenville, S.C. chicken processing plant. The bust took place during a 9 a.m. shift change Tuesday, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin McDonald.
Federal prosecutors and immigration agents have been investigating [...]


4 killed in SC plane crash; drummer, DJ injured

A plane crash late Friday night in Columbia, S.C. killed four people and critically injured two more. The two injured were identified as Travis Barker, the former drummer of Blink-182, and Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein. Both were in critical condition at the Joseph Still Burn Center in Augusta, Ga., about 70 miles from Columbia.

Barker and Goldstein were headlining a block party concert sponsored by the Five Points Community [...]


Lawsuits Keep Drug Companies from Putting Profit over People

The case of Wyeth v. Levine, now on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, has recently become the front line in the ongoing battle between drug companies and consumers who were wronged by unsafe products that were rapidly released without proper testing in order to turn a quick buck.
The Associated Press reports:
Diana Levine, a [...]