Starbucks responds to criticism over refugee hiring blowback
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp , facing backlash from some customers over its plans to hire refugees, said it would speed up its previously stated goal of hiring 10,000 veterans and military spouses by 2018.
Minnesota man found guilty in shooting of black protesters
(Reuters) – A white Minnesota man was found guilty of opening fire and wounding five men protesting the fatal shooting of a black man by police officers two years ago.
U.S. lawmaker to scrap bill to sell public lands after backlash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Congressman Jason Chaffetz said on Thursday he plans to withdraw a bill that would have sold off more than 3 million acres of federal land to private interests after it drew a barrage of negative comments from hun…
U.S. labor market tightening, productivity still weak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to tightening labor market conditions that should support the economy this year.
U.S. hopes to have border wall finished within two years: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on Thursday he hoped to have a wall along the southern U.S. border with Mexico finished within two years, according to an interview with Fox News.
Jetpac aims to boost Muslim participation in American politics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – A newly formed U.S. political advocacy group is ready to launch a campaign aimed at inspiring more Muslim Americans to run for office, in what it describes as a long-term effort to give Muslims more of a voice in a hostile …
U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was looking into whether more civilians were killed in a raid on al Qaeda in Yemen on the weekend, in the first operation authorized by President Donald Trump as commander in…
Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, foresees long North American winter
(Reuters) – Punxsutawney Phil, the famous Pennsylvania groundhog that can supposedly forecast when the North American winter will end, dashed hopes for an early spring on Thursday when he emerged from his tree stump and saw his squirmy shadow.
Protesters force UC Berkeley to cancel far-right speaker’s speech
(Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters at the University of California at Berkeley on Wednesday smashed windows, set fires and clashed with police as they forced a right-wing speaker to cancel his appearance at the liberal-leaning institution.
U.S. judge orders Trump administration to allow entry to immigrant visa holders
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled President Donald Trump’s administration must allow immigrants with initial clearance for legal residency to enter the United States from seven Muslim-majority nations, despite an…
