Workers to vote on ‘micro union’ at Boeing South Carolina plant
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A small group of workers at Boeing Co’s South Carolina jetliner factory is voting on Thursday on whether to form a “micro union,” despite efforts by Boeing to challenge the election.
Texas ‘hero’ eyes Harvey’s devastation, awaits new hurricane season
ROCKPORT, Texas (Reuters) – Destroyed houses still dot Zachary Dearing’s neighborhood in the Texas coastal city of Rockport, a reminder of last year’s devastation from Hurricane Harvey and a warning about what could lie ahead for such communities in th…
Ahead of November election, old voting machines stir concerns among U.S. officials
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – U.S. election officials responsible for managing more than a dozen close races this November share a fear: Outdated voting machines in their districts could undermine confidence in election results that will determi…
Alberto becomes a post-tropical cyclone: NHC
(Reuters) – Alberto has becomes a post-tropical cyclone as it attempts to exit northeastern lower Michigan and heavy rainfall threat is fading near its center, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.
Illinois passes Equal Rights Amendment, more than three decades after deadline
(Reuters) – Illinois joined 36 U.S. states on Wednesday when it ratified an U.S. constitution Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) intended to ensure women are treated the same as men under state and federal laws, more than three decades after a deadline to ap…
Parkland killer boasted of mass murder plans in cell phone videos
(Reuters) – The teen charged with shooting 17 people dead at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, boasted of plans to commit mass murder in a series of cell phone videos recorded by him before the rampage and released on Wednesday by prosecutor…
Alberto expected to become extratropical low: NHC
(Reuters) – Tropical depression Alberto is expected to become an extratropical low overnight, as it moves across southern lower Michigan, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said late on Wednesday.
Volcanic lava flow spurs more evacuations on Hawaii’s Big Island
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Molten rock from several lava-spewing fissures opened by Kilauea Volcano crept toward clusters of homes and vacation rentals on the eastern tip of Hawaii’s Big Island on Wednesday, prompting authorities to usher residents out of th…
Trump sees media bias in handling of ‘Roseanne’ cancellation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested an executive behind ABC’s cancellation of sitcom “Roseanne” was biased while the White House said it did not defend comedian Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet that sparked the decisi…
Film producer Weinstein indicted for rape: New York prosecutor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Movie producer Harvey Weinstein was indicted on Wednesday on charges of rape and a criminal sexual act, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said, the first case to emerge from a slew of sexual misconduct allegations against hi…
