Trump administration to reconsider housing bias protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration signaled on Thursday it may reverse housing anti-discrimination protections established under Democratic former President Barack Obama that exposed companies to a broad range of legal claim…
Yale ‘troubled’ by police call for napping black student
(Reuters) – Yale University’s vice president for student life said she was “deeply troubled” by an episode this week in which a white student called the police after finding a black student napping in a university common room.
Overdose 101: New York inmates trained to use opioid antidote kit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The inmates filed into a room at a New York prison, squeezed into classroom-style desks, and watched a guard demonstrate how a small plastic tube could help them save lives when they return to the streets of a nation gripped by an …
Lawsuit against U.S. border searches of phones can move forward: judge
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s growing practice of conducting warrantless searches on phones and laptops of Americans stopped at the borde…
U.S. safety agency reviewing fatal Tesla crash in Florida
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it was reviewing a Florida crash of a Tesla Inc vehicle earlier this week that killed two teenagers.
Lyft, Postmates face new lawsuits challenging contractor model
(Reuters) – Ride-hailing service Lyft Inc and courier service Postmates Inc are among the first companies to be sued for improperly treating workers in California as independent contractors following a recent decision that makes it easier for workers t…
Hawaii volcano threatens power plant; mass evacuations possible
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Hawaii authorities scrambled to move tens of thousands of gallons of highly flammable chemicals from the path of lava on Thursday, and the state’s governor warned mass evacuations might be needed as the Kilauea volcano’s erupt…
Missouri governor’s trial over sex scandal starts amid pressure to resign
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – The trial of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens over a sex scandal began on Thursday as the Republican politician faced mounting pressure to resign.
U.S. FCC fines Florida man $120 million in ‘robocall’ case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to issue a $120 million fine to a Florida man alleged to have made almost 100 million robocalls to trick consumers with “exclusive” vacation deals from well-known travel and hospitality companies.
Key senator urges any wavering U.S. high court justice to retire now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Republican chairman said on Thursday any Supreme Court justice considering retirement from the lifetime job should announce immediately so a successor can be confirmed before the November U.S. mid…
