Judge says Trump administration improperly blocked sex, race pay data rule
A U.S. judge has revived an Obama-era rule that requires larger companies to report workers’ pay data broken down by gender and race, which business groups have said would be burdensome and would not address pay discrimination as intended.
U.S. insurers seek renewal of federal ‘backstop’ against acts of terrorism
U.S. insurers are pushing for the extension of a federal terrorism risk insurance program, hoping to fend off a possible gap that would leave their clients scrambling for alternate coverage.
Congress on verge of rejecting Trump’s border emergency
The U.S. Congress was on the verge of issuing a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump over his declaration of an emergency at the border with Mexico, with a top Republican predicting the Senate would approve a resolution to reject it.
South Carolina lottery winner claims record $877 million cash prize
The anonymous sole winner of a $1.5 billion U.S. Mega Millions drawing last fall has come forward to claim the jackpot, choosing to collect a record one-time cash sum of more than $877 million, South Carolina’s lottery commission said on Monday.
Commuter jet slides off Maine runway as East Coast digs out from snow
New England dug out from more than a foot of snow on Monday that snarled commutes, canceled nearly 1,800 airline flights and was blamed for injuries to five people after a commuter jet slid off a snowy runway in northern Maine, forcing the airport to c…
U.S. attorney general will not recuse himself from Mueller probe
U.S. Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible links between U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and Moscow, a Justice…
California pension ruling skips test of constitutional protections
The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the elimination of a program allowing public workers to boost their pensions was constitutional, but it sidestepped the bigger issue of constitutional protections for increasingly expensive public worke…
Like ‘giant knife,’ tornadoes slash eastern Alabama, killing 23
Alabama residents and rescue teams on Monday sifted through the splintered remnants of homes torn apart by a string of tornadoes that killed at least 23 people, including three children, in the deadliest burst of twisters to hit the United States since…
Imprisoned California serial killer Juan Corona dies at age 85
Juan Corona, a serial killer found guilty of murdering 25 farmworkers whose bodies were found buried in Northern California orchards, died on Monday at the age of 85, state prison officials said.
North Carolina elections board sets new dates for House election
North Carolina’s elections board on Monday set dates for the redo of a congressional election it ordered after finding the results of the 2018 vote were tainted by a ballot fraud scheme.
