New Hampshire legislature blocks bill on transgender rights
(Reuters) – State legislators in New Hampshire narrowly blocked a bill on Thursday that would have prohibited discrimination against transgender people, including allowing them to use the public bathrooms that match the gender with which they identify….
After fleeing to U.S., some asylum-seekers run north to escape Trump crackdown
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Somali-born Abdulrahman Mohamed was a social worker in Grand Forks, North Dakota, for three years. He had a U.S. work permit and earned a promotion while waiting for his asylum claim to be heard.
Illinois budget impasse increasingly hurts universities: Moody’s
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ record-breaking budget impasse, which has led to sporadic funding for higher education, is increasingly pressuring the finances and competitiveness of state universities, Moody’s Investors Service said on Thursday.
FCC probes why AT&T customers could not call 911
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it will investigate why AT&T wireless subscribers in several states could not make emergency 911 calls late Wednesday.
Signet takes steps for more equality after sexual harassment allegations
(Reuters) – Signet Jewelers Ltd said it would review its equal opportunities and other workplace-related policies, as the jeweler steps up efforts to contain the damage from sexual harassment allegations against executives at its Sterling Jewelers unit…
Wind knocks out power to 1 million customers in Michigan
(Reuters) – Some one million Michigan homes and other buildings were without power on Thursday after high winds caused what is believed to be the biggest outage in the state’s history, utility companies said.
U.S. infrastructure gets D-plus grade in civil engineers’ report card, again
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. infrastructure was given a near-failing grade of D-plus by an engineering association on Thursday, a repeat of a rating that could give momentum to President Donald Trump’s vow of a $1 trillion investment to rebuild…
U.S. Senate leader McConnell says U.S. will raise debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not default on its debt and will raise its debt limit in some fashion, U.S. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday in an interview with Politico.
White House pledges to bring American Levinson back from Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House marked the 10th anniversary on Thursday of the disappearance of American Robert Levinson in Iran with a pledge to bring him back to the United States.
EPA chief unconvinced on CO2 link to global warming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new head of the Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday he is not convinced that carbon dioxide from human activity is the main driver of climate change and said he wants Congress to weigh in on whether CO2 is a harm…
