U.S. finalizes long-delayed ‘quiet cars’ rule, extending deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday finalized rules that will require “quiet cars” like electric vehicles and hybrids to emit alert sounds to warn pedestrians of their approach, extending to 2020 the deadline for full…
Supreme Court justices skeptical of American Express merchant fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday sharply questioned American Express over restrictions the company places on merchants forbidding them from encouraging customers to use rival credit cards with lower fees, which seve…
Trump personal pilot under consideration for FAA chief: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is considering his longtime personal pilot, John Dunkin, as a candidate to lead the Federal Aviation Administration among a small group of candidates, two administration officials briefed on the matter…
Supreme Court divided in pivotal challenge to union fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided along ideological lines on Monday in a high-stakes case that could deprive unions representing police, firefighters and certain other public employees of a key source of funds — millions o…
Trump calls for closer attention to warnings after Florida massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said authorities need to do a better job of handling warnings about violent people of the sort that were missed ahead of this month’s shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people.
Asylum seeker in detention sues U.S. administration over family separation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Congolese woman seeking asylum in the United States for herself and her daughter sued the Trump administration on Monday, alleging that she and other immigrants in detention have been unfairly separated from their children.
U.S. appeals court says Title VII covers discrimination based on sexual orientation
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in Manhattan on Monday ruled that a federal law banning sex bias in the workplace also prohibits discrimination against gay employees, becoming only the second court to do so.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to EPA water regulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge led by states and environmental groups to an Environmental Protection Agency regulation that lets government agencies transfer water between different bodies, such as river…
Supreme Court to hear pivotal challenge to union fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday was set to hear a high-stakes case that could deprive unions representing police, firefighters and certain other public employees of a key source of funds — millions of dollars in fees they can c…
Supreme Court rejects challenge to EPA water regulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge led by states and environmental groups to an Environmental Protection Agency regulation that lets government agencies transfer water between different bodies, such as river…
