One killed in California wildfire as residents flee
One person was killed in a rapidly moving wildfire that sent residents fleeing from a northern California city on Friday as flames burned homes and businesses and knocked out power, fire officials said.
Disneyland Resort proposes to raise minimum wage for California park workers
Walt Disney Co’s Disneyland Resort on Thursday said it proposed to raise the minimum wage of employees at its California theme park to $15 per hour by January 2019.
Residents of northern California city flee raging wildfire: media
Residents of a northern California city raced on Friday to flee a raging, out-of-control wildfire as it burned homes and businesses and knocked out power, media said.
EPA will enforce ‘glider truck’ limits after states sue
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s acting chief said late Thursday the government will withdraw a decision to lift strict sales limits on remanufactured heavy duty vehicles known as “glider trucks”.
Central America demands information on still-separated migrant children
Officials from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico on Thursday called on the United States to provide more details on migrant children still separated from their parents.
Amazon’s face ID tool mismatched 28 members of Congress to mug shots: ACLU
A facial recognition tool that Amazon.com Inc sells to web developers wrongly identified 28 members of the U.S. Congress as police suspects, in a test conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the organization said on Thursday.
Geologists eye Hawaii volcano for signs eruption may be easing
Geologists are keeping a close eye on the crater of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano and a lava-spouting cone on its flank for possible signs a nearly three-month eruption may be slowing.
Most children, parents separated at U.S.-Mexican border reunited: court filing
About 1,400 children of some 2,500 separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border have been reunited with their families, the U.S. government said in a court filing on Thursday.
Starbucks, others must pay California workers for tasks done after clocking out: court
California’s top state court said on Thursday that employers must pay their workers for small amounts of time they spend on work tasks after clocking out, in a ruling that will likely lead to the revival of a lawsuit against Starbucks Corp.
Thousands flee wildfire burning near California mountain towns
A fast-moving Southern California wildfire believed set by a serial arsonist forced more than 3,000 residents of mountain resort communities to flee their homes on Thursday as crews fought to save homes in the path of the flames.
