UAW elects new leader to face contract talks, federal probe
DETROIT (Reuters) – The union that represents factory workers at the Detroit Three automakers elected regional director Gary Jones as its new president on Wednesday, ahead of tough 2019 contract talks likely to coincide with declining U.S. sales of new…
Oil majors ask U.S. judge to toss New York City climate lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for major oil companies on Wednesday urged a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by New York City seeking to hold them financially liable for damages caused by global warming.
Exclusive: Half of Americans back Trump’s handling of North Korea – Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Just over half of all Americans say they approve of how President Donald Trump has handled North Korea, but only a quarter think that his summit this week with Kim Jong Un will lead to the denuclearization of the Korean …
Exclusive: Half of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of North Korea – Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just over half of all Americans say they approve of how President Donald Trump has handled North Korea, but only a quarter think that his summit this week with Kim Jong Un will lead to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula…
Democrats fight for their future in tough statehouse races
TAMPA, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democrats are making an all-out push to retake control of state legislatures across the United States this fall. But in the states most crucial to the party’s future, they face grim odds, a Reuters analysis of election …
U.S. judge orders EPA to limit pollution into New York, Connecticut
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take steps to curb ozone pollution that blows into New York and Connecticut from five other states.
Western U.S. wildfires spread as gusty winds persist
(Reuters) – Prime conditions for wildfires prevailed again on Wednesday in the western United States, where firefighters are battling to gain control over several large blazes that have forced the evacuation of more than 4,400 homes.
U.S. judge orders EPA to limit pollution into New York, Connecticut
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take steps to curb ozone pollution that blows into New York and Connecticut from five other states.
VW to give up to $1,000 payments to polluting diesel owners in Vermont, Arizona
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG is paying owners of polluting diesel-powered vehicles up to $1,000 in additional payments to settle state lawsuits in Vermont, the state’s attorney general said on Wednesday.
Minnesota online sensation raccoon captured atop skyscraper
(Reuters) – A raccoon that climbed to the top of a 25-story St. Paul, Minnesota, skyscraper early on Wednesday was captured after becoming a star on the web, where it won the hearts of followers across the United States and around the globe.
