Some New York Penn Station train tracks to be closed for weeks for repairs: document
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amtrak is planning to close some tracks for weeks and months at a time as it undertakes repairs at New York’s congested Pennsylvania Station, the site of recent derailments that disrupted travel for hundreds of thousands of commute…
Florida LGBT rights push reflects changing times
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A Republican, a Democrat and a lobbyist for leading businesses in Florida huddled this spring at the state Capitol, mapping out the next move in a campaign to enact the first statewide LGBT anti-discrimination law in the U…
Kansas City Archdiocese shows Girl Scout troops the door
(Reuters) – The Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, is banning Girl Scout troops from meeting in its parishes because “they are no longer a compatible partner” in promoting a Catholic lifestyle.
Suspect in Texas university stabbings to be charged with murder
(Reuters) – The man accused of killing one person and wounding three others at the University of Texas at Austin has a history of mental health problems and will be charged with murder, police said on Tuesday.
Same-sex couple can seek damages from Kentucky clerk: U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a damages lawsuit against Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 refused to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples because it conflicted with her Christian beliefs.
Conservationists sue to halt fracking in Ohio’s only national forest
(Reuters) – Four conservation groups on Tuesday sued the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in an attempt to halt fracking plans in a portion of Ohio’s only national forest.
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…
