American Air cuts two inches of legroom on some seats in new jets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Airlines is shaving off an additional two inches of economy class legroom on some of the seats in its new Boeing Co 737 MAX jets, just as relations between U.S. airlines and their passengers sink to a new low.
Feds decline to charge Louisiana policemen in fatal shooting
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday they would not charge two Louisiana police officers in the fatal shooting of a black man last summer, prompting family members of the slain man to call for a state investigation.
FBI’s Comey defends Clinton email probe announcement, but feels ‘nauseous’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday it made him “mildly nauseous” to think his announcement of the reopening of an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails affected the 2016 presidential election, but he had no regrets …
Trump gains traction on healthcare bill, vote set for Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back Obamacare gained momentum on Wednesday as Republican leaders scheduled a vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday on newly revised legislation.
Turbulence before take-off as plane rage in Japan caught on video
TOKYO (Reuters) – An American has been detained in Tokyo for allegedly assaulting an airline employee after a fight on a plane bound for Los Angeles, police said on Wednesday, in the latest bout of plane rage to go viral on social media.
Two Chicago police officers wounded in South Side shooting
(Reuters) – Two policemen were injured in a shootout with gunmen in Chicago’s South Side late on Tuesday, the force said.
Suburban Dallas police fires officer for fatally shooting teen in car
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A suburban Dallas police force fired an officer on Tuesday for shooting a rifle into a car of unarmed teenagers driving away from him, killing a 15-year-old boy and sparking outrage in the primarily black and Hispanic communit…
Google success in U.S. schools forces Microsoft, Apple to scramble
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s announcement of a suite of new education products on Tuesday shows the company’s determination to reverse a major shift that has taken place in U.S. classrooms in recent years: for most educators and school di…
Russian election hacking ‘wildly successful’ in creating discord: former U.S. lawmaker
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – Russia succeeded in its goals of sowing discord in U.S. politics by meddling in the 2016 presidential election, which will likely inspire similar future efforts, two top former U.S. voices on intelligence said on Tuesday.
Restaurant, retail calorie disclosure rule in flux under Trump
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A much-delayed U.S. rule requiring restaurants and retailers to clearly display food calorie counts has been pushed back again, and could be rewritten or scrapped as the Trump administration rebuffs Obama-era regulations.
