Detroit City Council approves bond refunding, pension funding
(Reuters) - The Detroit City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the issuance of up to $660 million of refunding bonds to save an estimated $37 million and help pave the city's return to the...
View ArticleMayborn recalls Tommee Tippee warmers in U.S., fire hazard cited
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mayborn USA Inc is recalling about 255,000 Tommee Tippee electric bottle and food warmers because they pose a fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on...
View ArticleNew Jersey governor proposes flat rate for education funding
(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday proposed overhauling the state's education funding formula to provide all public school districts with a flat rate of $6,599 per...
View ArticleNo U.S. criminal charges for police in Mexican farmworker's death
By Eric M. JohnsonSEATTLE (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Tuesday they lack sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against three patrolmen in Washington state for the fatal shooting of an...
View ArticleUber close to settling U.S. lawsuit over tips for drivers: filing
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ride service Uber is close to settling a class-action lawsuit over allegations it misled customers on how it shares gratuities with drivers, according to a court filing on...
View ArticleWall Street banks remain top choice for new MBAs: survey
By Olivia Oran(Reuters) - Wall Street banks remain the employers of choice for new business school graduates, despite competition for talent from Silicon Valley, hedge funds and private equity firms,...
View ArticleHonduran family drops bid to toss U.S. money laundering case
By Nate RaymondNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two members of a prominent Honduran family have dropped their bids to dismiss U.S. money laundering charges, after federal authorities relented on restrictions...
View ArticleTwo California men convicted of plotting to support Islamic State
By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two men from Anaheim, California, were found guilty on Tuesday of conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State militants, one of them going so far as...
View ArticleNew York area car wash workers get more than $91,000 each in unpaid wages
By Gina CherelusNEW YORK (Reuters) - Eighteen immigrant car wash employees in New York and New Jersey received more than $91,000 each as part of a federal court settlement for unpaid wages, making it...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court rejects gunmaker's claim on silencer
BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's ruling that a prototype rifle design by Sig Sauer, which is believed to have made the gun used in last week's Orlando massacre,...
View ArticleFederal judges question intent behind North Carolina voting law
By Julia HarteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday probed the intent behind a sweeping 2013 North Carolina law that changed the state's election rules.A lawyer for the state,...
View ArticleNew York approves unisex bathrooms in nod to transgender people
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council on Tuesday approved a law requiring single-stall public bathrooms to be gender neutral in a show of support for transgender people, the bill's main...
View ArticleU.S. arrests Indiana man it says planned to join Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An 18-year-old man who authorities said planned to fly to Morocco and travel to Islamic State-controlled territory to join the group was arrested in Indiana on Tuesday, the U.S....
View ArticleNorth Carolina inmate convicted in kidnapping of prosecutor's father
(Reuters) - An inmate serving a life sentence in a North Carolina prison was convicted on Tuesday of orchestrating the 2014 kidnapping of the father of the prosecutor who put him behind bars, officials...
View ArticleEx-U.S. House Speaker Hastert to report to prison on Wednesday
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert is due to report to federal prison on Wednesday to serve a 15-month sentence for a financial crime linked to sexual abuse...
View ArticleTrump announces new hires to expand campaign operations
(Reuters) - Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has hired several new staff members to expand his campaign for the November election, including Jim Murphy as national political director to...
View ArticleGrandpoint Bank offers cyber insurance against wire-transfer fraud
(Reuters) - Grandpoint Bank on Tuesday introduced cyber insurance policies to reimburse business customers for fast-growing wire-transfer fraud schemes.Los Angeles-based Grandpoint, a commercial bank...
View ArticlePeru president-elect jokes about ending ties with U.S. if Trump wins
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's president-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said amid laughter on Tuesday that his government would sever ties with the United States if Republican Donald Trump wins the U.S....
View Article'Star Trek' actor's death prompts new calls for auto recall fix
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin's fatal accident involving a recalled 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee is renewing calls from safety advocates to fix flaws in the U.S....
View ArticleIn U.S. cities hit by killings, shared concerns over cops' tactics, race
By Tom Polansek(Reuters) - Nekima Levy-Pounds, president of the Minneapolis chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, compares the city's mostly white police department...
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