Texas bullet train clears some land issues ahead of U.S.-Japan talks
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas high-speed rail company announced agreements to withdraw nearly all its pending land survey court cases on Tuesday, days before the leaders of Japan...
View ArticleSan Francisco to offer free community college to residents: mayor
By Curtis SkinnerSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said on Tuesday the city would become the first in the United States to offer tuition-free community college to its residents,...
View ArticleQuarter of U.S. tech workers perceive discrimination: survey
By Deborah M. Todd(Reuters) - About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey...
View ArticleIdaho man pleads guilty to hate crime in beating death of gay man
By Laura ZuckermanSALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho man who admitted fatally beating a gay man by kicking him up to 30 times with his steel-toed boots pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal hate...
View ArticleMan suspected of killing four women in U.S. south found dead: police
(Reuters) - A man wanted for killing four women during a week-long crime spree in the Florida panhandle area shot himself dead in a Georgia motel room and his female accomplice was arrested after a...
View ArticleBoy Scouts of America welcomes first transgender member
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - A 9-year-old New Jersey boy has become the first transgender member recognized by the Boy Scouts of America, which last week said it would accept children into its...
View ArticleNSA contractor indicted over mammoth theft of classified data
By Dustin Volz(Reuters) - A former National Security Agency contractor was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges he willfully retained national defense information, in what U.S....
View ArticleTexas mosque fire called arson, reward offered: ATF
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A January fire that gutted a Texas mosque has been ruled arson, with a reward of up to $30,000 offered for tips leading to arrests, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...
View ArticleMatsuo Electric, executive to plead guilty to price fixing in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Matsuo Electric Co Ltd and one executive have agreed to plead guilty to fixing prices and rigging bids for electrolytic capacitors, which regulate current in a broad range of...
View ArticleGrandson of late mob boss Gotti pleads guilty to drug charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The grandson of former New York mob boss John Gotti pleaded guilty on Wednesday to selling illegal opioids, according to prosecutors.John J. Gotti, 23, is expected to be sentenced...
View ArticleLos Angeles agrees to $1.5 million settlement in fatal shooting by police
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The parents of an unarmed black man shot to death in a 2014 scuffle with Los Angeles police will receive $1.5 million under a legal settlement with the city...
View ArticleIllinois budget deal hits snag after key pension bill fails
By Karen Pierog and Dave McKinneyCHICAGO (Reuters) - A bipartisan deal aimed at ending Illinois' long-running budget impasse stumbled on Wednesday when a key pension measure failed to pass in the state...
View ArticleKellogg to switch delivery model for U.S. snacks unit to cut costs
By Jessica Kuruthukulangara and Lauren Hirsch(Reuters) - Corn Flakes maker Kellogg Co said on Wednesday it would stop distributing its U.S. snacks business' products directly to stores and switch to...
View ArticleLegal battle over travel ban pits Trump's powers against his own words
By Mica RosenbergNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court is weighing arguments for and against President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban, but its decision this week may not yet answer the...
View ArticleU.S. federal court dismisses appeal by Peabody creditors
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court dismissed an emergency appeal by opponents of Peabody Energy Corp's reorganization plan on Wednesday, saying any complaints should be lodged after the...
View ArticleChicago man faces hate crime charge in synagogue vandalism
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago man has been arrested and charged with a felony hate crime for allegedly smashing the window of a city synagogue and putting swastika stickers on its front door, police...
View ArticleCalifornia warehouse had many city visits before deadly fire: documents
By Curtis SkinnerSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Officials from several Oakland, California agencies made dozens of visits to the warehouse where a fire killed 36 people last year, including police who...
View ArticleEx-DEA agent spared prison over concealed strip club ties
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent avoided prison on Wednesday after being convicted last year of lying during a national security background check...
View ArticleIowa lawmakers champion bill to limit public-sector unions
By Alex Dobuzinskis(Reuters) - Iowa lawmakers considered legislation on Wednesday to limit the powers of public-sector unions to negotiate for state and local employees, restrictions similar to those...
View ArticleU.S. governors send 428-project list for Trump's infrastructure plan
(Reuters) - U.S. governors on Wednesday sent the Trump administration a list of 428 "shovel-ready" projects they regard as high-priority for President Donald Trump's plan to fix the nation's...
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