Boeing, machinists face off over union at South Carolina plant
NEW YORK/NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Boeing Co faces its first union vote on Wednesday at its aircraft factory in South Carolina, a high-profile test for organized labor in the nation’s most strongly anti-union state.
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador blasts Trump’s immigration policies at LA rally
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mexico’s home-grown populist and presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rallied supporters in Los Angeles on Sunday, criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric and plans for a wall along the bo…
Snow falls across Northeastern U.S. as major storm takes aim
BOSTON (Reuters) – Snow began falling across the Northeast on Sunday ahead of a major winter storm that forecasters said could dump more than a foot (30 cm) of snow in some areas, disrupt travel and bring blizzard conditions to Maine.
Verizon reintroduces unlimited data plan as competition rises
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc will introduce an unlimited data plan on Monday, its first in more than five years, in its latest effort to lure customers as competition rises between network carriers.
White House official attacks court after legal setbacks on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House official on Sunday attacked a U.S. court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration as a “judicial usurpation of power” and said the administration was considering a range of options…
Woman dies in escalator fall at New York’s World Trade Center Oculus
(Reuters) – A 29-year-old woman died on Saturday after she fell more than 30 feet (9 meters) from an escalator at the World Trade Center Oculus, part of a new, multi-billion-dollar transportation and shopping hub in lower Manhattan.
United pilot replaced after intercom rant while dressed as civilian
(Reuters) – United Airlines replaced a pilot before takeoff on Saturday after she boarded in civilian clothes and told passengers over the intercom that both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were liars and that she was getting a divorce, witnesses said…
Protesters face off as U.S. abortion debate heats up
WASHINGTON/MARIETTA, Ga. (Reuters) – Anti-abortion protesters rallied at scores of Planned Parenthood clinics on Saturday to urge Congress and President Donald Trump to strip the health services provider of federal funding, while supporters of the orga…
Missing worker believed dead in Phillips 66 pipeline blast
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A worker missing since a Thursday night explosion at a Phillips 66 natural gas liquids pipeline station in Louisiana is believed dead, the company said on Saturday.
Defections by Sears, Kmart cap week of controversy for Trump brands
(Reuters) – Trump-branded consumer products have suffered new blows, with U.S. retailers Sears Holdings Corp and Kmart Corp discontinuing online sales of 31 Trump Home items, while new details emerged showing sales of Ivanka Trump’s brand fell in the …
