Lawsuit over surprise ‘mandatory’ restaurant tips can proceed: N.Y. judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Many restaurants now require minimum tips, but a federal court ruling in Manhattan on Friday suggests that customers ought to be told about them up front.
U.S. judge blocks prompt deportation of Cambodians
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge late on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s administration cannot immediately deport 92 Cambodian citizens from the United States without first allowing them a chance to challenge the action in cour…
Mueller team interviewed Facebook staff in Russia probe: Wired
(Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his office have interviewed at least one member of a Facebook team that was associated with Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Wired magazine reported on its website on Friday.
Arizona governor signs opioid crackdown legislation
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey on Friday signed into law legislation intended to crack down on opioid abuse, calling it vital to combat an epidemic felt statewide and across the nation.
USA Gymnastics board to resign amid sex abuse scandal: spokeswoman
(Reuters) – The remaining directors of USA Gymnastics will resign following revelations that the former national team doctor sexually abused female athletes, complying with a demand from the U.S. Olympic Committee, a spokeswoman for gymnastics group sa…
Driller at center of Oklahoma well blast has history of deadly accidents
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Patterson-UTI Energy, the contractor at the center of the deadliest U.S. drilling accident since the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion in 2010, has the second worst worker fatality rate among its peers, according to federal workplace …
Flu still widespread in U.S., worst season since 2014/2015: CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Flu continues to be widespread across the United States and the season is on track to be one of the most severe since 2014/2015, when 34 million people were sickened by the virus and 710,000 were hospitalized, U.S. health officials …
New Orleans pulls 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads from storm drains
(Reuters) – The colorful beaded necklaces that are a signature of New Orleans’ annual Mardi Gras celebration have left the city known as “The Big Easy” with a big mess.
U.S. opens sexual abuse investigations in sports amid gymnastics scandal
(Reuters) – U.S. officials opened broad investigations on Friday into sexual abuse in sports, while pressure mounted on the USA Gymnastics board of directors to resign en masse two days after the former national team doctor who molested female athlete…
Honduran lawyer gets 14 months in U.S. money laundering case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Honduran lawyer who once worked for a company owned by a powerful political family in the Central American country was sentenced in Manhattan to 14 months in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty to laundering drug money.
