Union calls for investigations of McDonald’s rent policies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Service Employees International Union, backer of a five-year campaign to improve pay and job conditions for fast-food workers, on Tuesday asked Illinois and California officials to investigate how McDonald’s Corp calculates …
U.S. blacks living longer, but health gaps persist: CDC study
ATLANTA (Reuters) – African-Americans are generally living longer than in 2000, but health disparities mean they are still more likely to die at a younger age on average than whites, a federal study showed on Tuesday.
Republicans still short of votes to pass U.S. healthcare overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday they were closer to agreeing on a reworked bill to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system but still lacked the votes to pass it, as President Donald Trump pressed …
Trump struggles to win over moderate Republicans on healthcare overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Time was running short for President Donald Trump to attract enough votes to pass a new bill to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system this week as Republican party moderates held out, fearing a backlash from voters worried about lo…
Privacy group sues NYPD for release of facial-recognition documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A privacy group sued the New York Police Department on Tuesday to demand the release of documents related to its use of facial-recognition technology, which rights groups have criticized as discriminatory and lacking in proper ov…
Privacy group sues NYPD for release of facial-recognition documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A privacy group sued the New York Police Department on Tuesday to demand the release of documents related to its use of facial-recognition technology, which rights groups have criticized as discriminatory and lacking in proper ov…
U.S. sues UnitedHealth, accuses company of false claims
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has accused UnitedHealth Group Inc of obtaining inflated risk adjustment payments based on inaccurate information about the health status of patients enrolled in its largest Medicare Advantage Plan.
U.S. sues UnitedHealth, accuses company of false claims
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has accused UnitedHealth Group Inc of obtaining inflated risk adjustment payments based on inaccurate information about the health status of patients enrolled in its largest Medicare Advantage Plan.
Boston fans hurl racial taunts at black Orioles player Jones
BOSTON (Reuters) – Black Baltimore Orioles All-Star Adam Jones said he was subjected to racial taunting by Boston Red Sox fans during a Monday night game, prompting an apology from an angry Mayor Marty Walsh, who said the epithets did not represent the…
Ex-South Carolina patrolman to plead guilty in U.S. civil rights case: reports
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The white former South Carolina police officer who was filmed as he shot a fleeing, unarmed black man in the back will plead guilty on Tuesday to a federal civil rights charge accusing him of using excessive force, his lawy…
