Snow intensifies ahead of evening commute as storm hits U.S. Northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The second winter storm in a week blew into New York and surrounding states on Wednesday, with intensifying snowfall that delayed or canceled flights and threatened to snarl the evening rush hour as thousands remained without powe…
FBI chief: Corporate hack victims can trust we won’t share info
BOSTON (Reuters) – The FBI views companies hit by cyber attacks as victims and will not rush to share their information with other agencies investigating whether they failed to protect customer data, its chief said Wednesday.
U.S. appeals court says Title VII covers transgender workers
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said a federal law banning sex bias in the workplace prohibits discrimination against transgender workers, ruling in favor of a funeral director who claimed she was fired after telling her boss she planned …
Sessions blasts California after filing U.S. immigration suit
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, escalating the Trump administration’s rhetoric against the most populous U.S. state, accused California on Wednesday of obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts and vowed to stop th…
Democratic surge in Texas primaries gives Republicans reason to worry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans have more reason to be nervous about the prospects of keeping control of the U.S. Congress this year after Democrats came out in force in Texas congressional primary elections.
Travel snarled, power outages as storm bears down on U.S. Northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The second winter storm within a week crept into New York and surrounding states on Wednesday, with forecasters predicting intensifying snowfall that could snarl the evening commute as thousands remained without power from the last…
Amazon offers discount Prime membership to Medicaid recipients
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it was expanding its discounted Prime membership offer to Medicaid members, the U.S. government’s health insurance program for the poor.
U.S. refinery workers head to Washington to urge biofuels reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A delegation of workers from U.S. oil refining companies that oppose the nation’s biofuels policy will converge on Washington on Wednesday to lobby lawmakers to find a way to lessen the regulation’s costs without hurting corn far…
Republican lawmakers in tight races now embrace gun control measures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of Republican lawmakers in the tightest congressional races are changing their message on guns, expressing new support for restrictions after last month’s high school shooting in Florida, according to a Reuters review of the candidates’ public statements.
U.N. rights chief attacks EU and U.S. over migrants and Dreamers
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief said on Wednesday he was shocked at repressive policies being pursued in the United States and Europe, especially the increasingly harsh treatment of migrants.
