Unions sue to stop Kentucky’s ‘right-to-work’ law
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – Two labor groups filed a lawsuit in a Kentucky court on Thursday challenging the so-called right-to-work law the state legislature passed earlier this year.
New Jersey town settles lawsuit brought by U.S. over rejected mosque
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey town has reached a settlement with the U.S. government and a local Islamic group to resolve allegations that the town illegally denied plans for a proposed mosque.
Republican wins Montana special election despite assault charge
BOZEMAN, Mont. (Reuters) – Republican Greg Gianforte defeated a political novice to win Montana’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, barely 24 hours after he was charged with assaulting a reporter who asked him about the Republican …
Two Yemenis deported from Mexico after escaping U.S. prison
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government on Thursday said it had deported two escaped prisoners of Yemeni origin to the United States and dismissed local media reports that the detainees were suspected militants.
Activists call on In-N-Out Burger to join the superbug fight
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Nearly three dozen consumer, environmental and public health groups on Thursday pressed privately held In-N-Out Burger to make good on its vow to set time lines for phasing out the use of beef raised with antibiotics vital to hu…
U.S. Alzheimer’s deaths jump 54 percent; many increasingly dying at home
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. deaths from Alzheimer’s disease rose by more than 50 percent from 1999 to 2014, and rates are expected to continue to rise, reflecting the nation’s aging population and increasing life expectancy, American researchers said on T…
U.S. weather forecasters predict above-normal hurricane season
(Reuters) – U.S. weather forecasters on Thursday predicted more tropical storms in 2017 than normal for the Atlantic hurricane season, which last year brought one of the deadliest recorded storm systems that killed several hundred people.
GM is accused in lawsuit of cheating on diesel truck emissions
(Reuters) – General Motors Co was accused in a lawsuit on Thursday of rigging hundreds of thousands of diesel trucks with devices similar to those used by Volkswagen AG , to ensure they pass emissions tests.
U.S. auto sales seen up 0.5 percent in May: JD Power and LMC
(Reuters) – U.S. auto sales in May will edge up 0.5 percent from a year earlier, despite consumer discounts remaining at record levels, industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Thursday.
Some Uber and Lyft riders are giving up their own cars: Reuters/Ipsos poll
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Wally Nowinski got his first car when he turned 16 in Michigan, the home of the U.S. auto industry. But after two years of living in New York City, he sold his wheels, using ride services, carsharing and bike sharing to get ar…
