social worker

Illinois officials are seeking answers after the killing last week of a state child welfare worker during a home visit — the second such tragedy to occur in less than five years.

The beloved social worker’s death came months after her colleagues raised concern about their safety on the job. NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas has more.

Ronda Felder raised 25 foster children and two children of her own. Although she died while doing what she loved, her daughter says more could have been done to ensure her safety.

A fire raced through a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, forcing staff to wheel patients into the streets on stretchers or in wheelchairs and killing at least 11 people, many of them elderly. Four firefighters were hospitalized after battling the overnight blaze at Badim Hospital and about 90 patients were transferred to other hospitals, the fire department said. A rope...

A father was charged in the deaths of his 1-year-old twins, who he forgot in the car while he went to work, police said Saturday.

The mother of five children who were killed by their father stunned a South Carolina courtroom Tuesday by asking the jury to spare her ex-husband’s life. “He did not show my children any mercy by any means. But my kids loved him and if I’m speaking on behalf of my kids and not myself, that’s what I have to say,”...

A growing number of celebrities who are branching out to host their own podcasts. Notables including Lena Dunham, Chelsea Handler, Alyssa Milano, “Power’s” Omari Hardwick and “Queer Eye” star Karamo Brown are among those who’ve launched their own approximately hour-long, weekly shows this year.

A retired social worker almost became bankrupt in the blink of an eye after leaving a nearly half a million dollar cashiers check at a restaurant.

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday made light of his recent controversy about crossing physical boundaries with women, and he signaled in a resolute speech to union activists that’s he’s ready to run for president as a moderate Democrat in party that has been drifting left. Biden, 76, opened his speech to a conference of electrical workers joking that...

UC San Diego emergency rooms received more funding, drugs, and personnel to tackle the opioid crisis across the county.

Alan Naiman was known for an unabashed thriftiness that veered into comical, but even those closest to him had no inkling of the fortune that he quietly amassed and the last act that he had long planned. The Washington state social worker died of cancer this year at age 63, leaving most of a surprising $11 million estate to children’s...

A sea of people wearing red and chanting “UTLA” swarmed City Hall as thousands of educators and their supporters marched in Downtown LA on Saturday.

A judge on Friday refused to recognize the authority of a lawyer who had obtained an elder-abuse restraining order on behalf of Stan Lee, a move that allowed attorneys for Lee’s daughter to reassert their representation of the 95-year-old mastermind behind many of Marvel Comics’ most-recognizable characters. In a tiny Los Angeles courtroom packed with current and former attorneys and...

It has been another epic year for characters Stan Lee helped create, with “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War” earning more than $3 billion combined globally and “Ant-Man and the Wasp” still to open next week, all three featuring the clever cameos beloved by devoted fans of the Marvel Comics mastermind....
But for Lee himself, the past year has been tough...

A Connecticut school superintendent, principal and assistant principal were arrested, accused of failing to tell authorities about an alleged student “fight club,” according to state police, and have been placed on leave.

Tens of thousands of people sang, cheered and cried as the flag-draped casket of anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was escorted from her official funeral on Saturday, after supporters defended her complex legacy with poetry and anger. Thunder rumbled and it began to rain as the casket left the 40,000-seat stadium — a blessing, witnesses said. Heads of state joined the...

Bill Cosby’s lawyers are asking the judge in his upcoming sexual assault retrial to step aside, arguing he could be seen as biased because his wife is a social worker who’s described herself as an “advocate for assault victims.” Cosby’s lawyers said Thursday that some of Judge Steven O’Neill’s rulings, including his decision to let five additional accusers testify, could...

A La Mesa widow has been fighting with the city of La Mesa and her neighbor for weeks to save the last thing her late veteran husband left her after he lost his battle with cancer.

As we live more and more of our lives online, how do we express that we’re suffering?

With the number of teenagers working summer jobs in decline since the 1980s, students and their parents have found creative ways to fill summer months. Some still find traditional summer work, while others spend their summers doing a variety of activities and work that can help them pad their college applications....
Career coach and success strategist Carlota Zimmerman says teens should...