GM will lay off 1,100 in Michigan after domestic production shift
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Co said on Monday it will lay off 1,100 workers in May at its Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan as it shifts production of a vehicle to Tennessee.
U.S. top court throws out ruling favoring transgender student
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday scrapped plans to hear a major transgender rights case and threw out a lower court’s ruling in favor of a transgender Virginia student after President Donald Trump rescinded a policy protecting su…
U.S. top court rejects ex-UBS trader’s challenge to Libor indictment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by a former trader with Swiss global financial services company UBS AG to dismiss a criminal indictment filed by U.S. prosecutors over his alleged role in Libor benchmark interest r…
Twin Rhode Island sisters, 97, die in falls on frigid weekend
BOSTON (Reuters) – A pair of 97-year-old twin sisters died over the weekend after one fell while exiting her car and the other appeared to trip while rushing into their Rhode Island home to call for help, police said.
Trump signs revised travel ban in bid to overcome legal challenges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order on Monday banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from traveling to the United States but removing Iraq from the list, after his controversial first attempt was bl…
Accused Qaeda operative faces U.S. trial, despite refusal to appear
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An accused al Qaeda operative charged with engaging in attacks on U.S. forces that killed at least two American servicemen in Afghanistan is set to face trial on Monday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.
Ally of New Jersey Governor Christie avoids jail for airline scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New Jersey attorney general and confidant of Governor Chris Christie avoided prison on Monday for pressuring United Airlines into operating a flight to an airport near his vacation home, a case that grew out of the Bridgeg…
U.S. Republicans expected to unveil healthcare bill this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. lawmakers expect to unveil this week the text of long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Obamacare healthcare law, one of President Donald Trump’s top legislative priorities, a senior Republican congres…
Trump uncertainty slowing U.S. travel bookings: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – Demand for travel to the United States over the coming months has flattened out following a positive start to the year, with uncertainty over a possible new travel order likely deterring visitors, travel analysis company ForwardKeys …
Bird flu found in Tennessee chicken flock on Tyson-contracted farm
(Reuters) – A strain of bird flu has been detected in a chicken breeder flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to U.S. food giant Tyson Foods Inc, and the 73,500 birds will be culled to stop the virus from entering the food system, government and company…
