U.S. lawmakers grill airline executives after customer disasters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers threatened United Airlines and other carriers on Tuesday with legislation aimed at improving customer service after a passenger was hauled down the aisle of a flight last month.
U.S. lawmakers to grill United Airlines on passenger removal
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – United Airlines Inc executives will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to face lawmakers’ questions about the forcible removal of a passenger on an overbooked flight last month, an incident that provoked international outrage…
New York girds itself for Trump’s first visit as president
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York is bracing for President Donald Trump’s first trip back to his hometown since taking office in January in a Thursday visit that is expected to draw protests and snarl traffic in the United States’ most populous city.
Orioles outfielder Jones says racially abused at Fenway Park
(Reuters) – Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said he was subjected to racial taunts by fans during his team’s game against the Boston Red Sox on Monday.
How two cutting edge U.S. nuclear projects bankrupted Westinghouse
WILMINGTON, Del./NEW YORK (Reuters) – In 2012, construction of a Georgia nuclear power plant stalled for eight months as engineers waited for the right signatures and paperwork needed to ship a section of the plant from a factory hundreds of miles away…
Chicago transportation chief to testify at Senate United hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chicago Department of Transportation director Ginger Evans will testify on Thursday at a U.S. Senate hearing on the April 9 forced removal of a passenger from a United Airlines flight.
Inquest recommends charges in Wisconsin inmate’s dehydration death -paper
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An inquest jury in Wisconsin on Monday recommended that seven employees at a Milwaukee County jail where a mentally ill man died in 2016 of dehydration be charged criminally, local media reported.
New York City settles lawsuit claiming rape at Rikers Island jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has settled a lawsuit brought by two female inmates at the city’s Rikers Island jail who claimed they were raped repeatedly by a guard, according to a letter filed in Manhattan federal court by a city lawyer on Monday…
School districts, education groups sue Arizona over funding
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Lawmakers have violated the Arizona constitution by failing to adequately fund school facilities and repairs, according to a lawsuit filed against the state on Monday by school districts and education groups.
Tribes near Utah national monument press U.S. official for meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Native American tribes that help manage the Bears Ears national monument in Utah raised concerns on Monday that the interior secretary has not responded to requests for a meeting ahead of his visit to Utah next week to review…
