Caterpillar shuts plant in Aurora, Illinois, that employs 800
(Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc said on Friday it will shut its Aurora, Illinois, plant, costing about 800 employees their jobs as the world’s largest construction and mining equipment maker shifts production to other U.S. facilities.
Gilbert Baker, inventor of gay rights rainbow flag, dies at 65
(Reuters) – Gilbert Baker, a San Francisco-based activist and artist best known for creating the rainbow flag representing gay rights, has died at the age of 65, his longtime friend announced on social media on Friday.
Pittsburgh cafe finds politics and coffee can leave bitter taste
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – The owners of a Pittsburgh coffee shop found out the hard way that in the hyper-polarized political climate of 2017, punching holes in pictures of President Donald Trump and other conservative stalwarts is no laughing matter…
College league ends North Carolina boycott after bathroom law revoked
(Reuters) – The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), a major collegiate athletic league, said on Friday it has restored North Carolina’s eligibility to host championship sporting events after the state repealed restrictions on bathroom access for transgend…
Texas Roadhouse to pay $12 million to settle U.S. EEOC age bias lawsuit
(Reuters) – Texas Roadhouse Inc agreed to pay $12 million to settle U.S. claims that the steakhouse chain refused to hire people age 40 and over to work as hosts, servers and bartenders.
New York state may vote to stop prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York State Senate could vote as early as Friday night on whether to stop automatically prosecuting and imprisoning offenders as young as 16 years old as adults.
Louisiana deputy gets 40 years in prison for killing boy
MARKSVILLE, LA. (Reuters) – A Louisiana deputy marshal was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison for the 2015 killing of a 6-year-old boy who died in a volley of gunfire after the officer chased his father’s car.
Trump officials defend immigration arrests at California courthouses
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Federal agents have arrested illegal immigrants at California courthouses because local authorities have made such apprehensions at jails difficult, the Trump administration’s top two law enforcement officials told the state’s c…
Connecticut may become first U.S. state to allow deadly police drones
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Connecticut would become the first U.S. state to allow law enforcement agencies to use drones equipped with deadly weapons if a bill opposed by civil libertarians becomes law.
Ex-punk rocker challenges Ted Cruz for Senate
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A punk rocker-turned-congressman from Texas announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ted Cruz on Friday, making him the first prominent Democrat to challenge the former presidential candidate.
