New York City settles with U.S. over denying job to HIV-positive man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s police department will pay an HIV-positive man $85,000 and offer to hire him as a dispatcher to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice claiming the city illegally revoked a job offer because of h…
Trump hotel, chef settle suit over canceled Washington restaurant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s family business has reached a settlement with a second celebrity chef over a canceled deal for a restaurant at Trump’s hotel in Washington, the two sides said.
Oregon lawmakers pass bill banning marijuana merchants from keeping buyer information
(Reuters) – Oregon lawmakers sought on Monday to protect buyers of marijuana from possible penalties under federal law, approving a bill to ban sellers of the drug for recreational use from keeping information on their customers.
Grains piled on runways, parking lots, fields amid global glut
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Iowa farmer Karl Fox is drowning in corn.
U.S. judge finds Texas voter ID law was intended to discriminate
(Reuters) – A Texas law that requires voters to show identification before casting ballots was enacted with the intent to discriminate against black and Hispanic voters, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday.
Groups sue to obtain White House visitor logs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A coalition of nonprofit groups on Monday sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to obtain logs of visitors to President Donald Trump’s homes.
Alabama governor resigns as scandal leads to criminal charges
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) – Alabama Governor Robert Bentley resigned on Monday after pleading guilty to two misdemeanors related to campaign finance violations and linked to his relationship with a former adviser, ending a year-long scandal that has e…
Ex-journalist pleads not guilty to threatening U.S. Jewish groups
(Reuters) – A former U.S. journalist pleaded not guilty on Monday to making bomb threats against Jewish organizations in the United States while posing as his ex-girlfriend in retaliation for her breaking up with him.
California gunman kills wife, self as she teaches class; student also dead
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – A special education teacher and one of her students were fatally shot by her estranged husband when he opened fire with a high-caliber revolver before killing himself in her classroom at a San Bernardino, California, …
Northwestern University rower missing after falling overboard
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Authorities were searching a channel in a north Chicago suburb on Monday for a Northwestern University rower who fell overboard during morning practice, officials said.
