U.S. likely to back freezing fuel economy standards from 2020-26: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is likely to propose freezing fuel economy standards from 2020 through 2026, according to three people briefed on the matter, a move likely to spark a fight with California and other states backing toughe…
Passenger sues Southwest Airlines over fatal engine explosion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawsuit against Southwest Airlines Co has been filed by a passenger who was flying on last week’s flight 1380, in which an engine exploded and one person was killed.
Teacher protests in Colorado, Arizona close schools for 2nd day
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Teachers in Colorado and Arizona donned red t-shirts and rallied for a second day on Friday to demand higher pay and school funding in a growing revolt by U.S. public school educators.
U.S. likely to back freezing fuel economy standards from 2020 through 2026: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is likely to propose freezing fuel economy standards from 2020 through 2026, according to three people briefed on the matter, a move likely to spark a fight with California and other states backing toughe…
Ninety-eight now sick from romaine lettuce-linked E. coli: CDC
(Reuters) – Fourteen more people fell ill from an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, U.S. health officials said on Friday, bringing the number of people affected to 98 across 22 U.S. states.
Fourteen more fall sick from E. coli linked to romaine lettuce: CDC
(Reuters) – Fourteen more sick people from eight U.S. states were added to an investigation of an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday.
Colorado, Arizona teachers rally for second day over pay, funding
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of teachers in Colorado and Arizona rallied for a second day on Friday to demand higher pay and school funding as a revolt by U.S. public school teachers spread westward.
Wisconsin city lifts evacuation order after refinery blast hurts 16
MILWAUKEE, Wis./HOUSTON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of residents of a northern Wisconsin city were cleared to return to their homes on Friday, the day after an explosion at the Husky Energy Inc refinery injured at least 16 people, a local official sa…
University of Virginia bars white nationalist from campus
(Reuters) – The organizer of a white nationalist rally that turned deadly last summer has been barred from the University of Virginia campus because of threats against students and his role in the melee, the school said on Friday.
Top Massachusetts federal prosecutor defends court immigration arrest
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top federal prosecutor defended immigration authorities’ decision to arrest a Chinese woman at a courthouse this week after she was sentenced to probation, a move that outraged the judge overseeing her case.
