Former National Guard member gets 30 years for plot to attack Illinois base
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A former member of the Illinois National Guard was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday for planning with his cousin to attack a military installation outside Chicago as part of a conspiracy to support the Islamic State milita…
Discrimination widens U.S. wage gap between black and white workers: researchers
(Reuters) – Black workers in the United States have dropped further behind white people in wages over the past four decades, largely because of racial discrimination in the labor market, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Ex-partner of New York bombing suspect seeks child custody: court record
(Reuters) – The former partner of an Afghan-born man arrested after weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey is seeking full custody of their child, according to a court document seen by Reuters.
Oklahoma police release video of officer shooting unarmed black man
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New York jail guard pleads guilty to cover-up in inmate’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A guard at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that he tried to cover up an assault by a fellow officer that led to an inmate’s death in 2012.
U.S. man to plead guilty to conspiring to help Islamic State
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Rhode Island man charged last year with plotting to behead Massachusetts police officers in support of the Islamic State militant group is due to plead guilty to conspiracy charges this week, according to court papers on Tuesday.
Myanmar refugees, including Muslim Rohingya, outpace Syrian arrivals in U.S.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The resettlement of refugees from Middle Eastern countries, particularly Syria, has been the center of a heated political debate after President Barack Obama last year pledged to resettle at least 10,000 refugees from the war-torn c…
U.S. proposes regulators have more say in self-driving car design
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is proposing deeper government involvement in the design of autonomous vehicle systems and calling on manufacturers to share more information about how such systems work and why they fail.
U.S. consumer protection agency fields nearly one million complaints
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A leading consumer protection agency has fielded nearly 1 million complaints in a database that helped investigate client abuse at Wells Fargo, the head of the agency told lawmakers on Tuesday.
States file legal challenge to Obama administration overtime pay rule
(Reuters) – Officials from 21 U.S. states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit claiming an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers will place a heavy burden on state budgets.
