Ferguson mayor re-elected in his first election after shooting
(Reuters) – Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III was re-elected on Tuesday in his first election bid since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teen in his Missouri city that became a paradigm of racial profiling and police use of deadly fo…
U.S. office vacancy rate flat in first quarter: Reis
(Reuters) – U.S. office vacancy rate was flat at 15.8 percent in the first quarter of 2017, compared with the fourth quarter of 2016, according to real estate research firm Reis Inc .
UAW says membership rose 1.8 percent in 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Membership in the United Auto Workers union rose by 7,300 workers in 2016 to 415,963, the seventh straight year of small gains for the American labor union.
President of Mormon church hospitalized in Utah
(Reuters) – The 89-year-old president of the Mormon church, Thomas Monson, has been hospitalized after not feeling well, a church spokesman said on Tuesday.
U.S. court rules 1964 civil rights law protects LGBT workers from bias
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court, for the first time ever, on Tuesday ruled that federal civil rights law protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace.
New sheriff in Arizona to close controversial ‘Tent City’ jail
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A controversial outdoor tent jail in Arizona that became one of the signature tough-on-crime projects of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be shut down, his replacement for the job said on Tuesday.
Activists fear federal review of U.S. police agreements could imperil reforms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s decision to review federal agreements with troubled police departments nationwide could imperil ongoing reform efforts, particularly in Baltimore and Chicago, civil rights advocates said on Tuesday, even …
Seattle judge blocks unionization rule for Uber, Lyft drivers
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Seattle ordinance that aims to allow drivers for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft to form unions, the first such local law in the United States.
Groups sue U.S. government after cyanide bombs kill wolf, dogs
(Reuters) – Conservation and animal welfare groups sued the U.S. government on Tuesday over its use of so-called cyanide bombs to kill coyotes after the devices were blamed for the deaths of a protected wolf and three pet dogs.
Most Americans unwilling to give up privacy to thwart attacks: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of Americans are unwilling to share their personal emails, text messages, phone calls and records of online activity with U.S. counter-terrorism investigators – even to help foil terror plots, according to a Reuters/Ip…
