New Jersey train crash in station kills one, injures more than 100
HOBOKEN, N.J. (Reuters) – A commuter train plowed into a station in New Jersey at the height of Thursday’s morning rush hour, killing a woman on the platform and injuring more than 100 people as it brought down part of the roof and scattered debris ove…
California requires single-stall public bathrooms to be open to all
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Single-stall public restrooms in California will be open to anyone regardless of gender under a bill signed by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday that is being hailed as an advance of transgender rights.
Judge dismisses scouts’ lawsuit against Major League Baseball
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Major League Baseball’s 30 teams of conspiring not to poach each other’s scouts and refusing to pay them overtime.
Man pleads guilty in California kidnapping police first deemed hoax
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to kidnapping in connection with a bizarre 2015 abduction case in the San Francisco Bay Area that police initially deemed a hoax, prosecutors said.
Man pleads guilty in California kidnapping police first deemed hoax
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to kidnapping in connection with a bizarre 2015 abduction case in the San Francisco Bay Area that police initially deemed a hoax, prosecutors said.
Huntington Ingalls wins $400 million U.S. defense contract -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc is being awarded a $400 million contract to perform repairs for nuclear-powered submarines, special mission submersibles, moored training ships and submarine support facilities, the Pentagon said…
CDC concludes probe into flour-linked E.coli outbreak
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday it had concluded an investigation into a multi-state E.coli outbreak linked to flour produced at a General Mills Inc plant in Kansas City, Missouri.
U.S. to open new vetting agency for ‘secret’ security clearances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will open the doors next week to a new agency, with stronger data protections, meant to shorten by many weeks the time it takes to vet government workers seeking “secret” and “top secret” security clearances.
Kansas, ACLU reach temporary agreement on voter ID
(Reuters) – The Kansas Secretary of State and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have reached a temporary agreement over the state’s voter registration laws, keeping Kansas’ chief elections officer from a contempt of court hearing, according to …
Casino-gaming company IGT to pay fine for retaliating against whistleblower: SEC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Game Technology has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty for firing an employee for telling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the casino-gaming company’s financial statements might be distorted, the SEC s…
