Unions, gig-economy firms gear up for New York benefits battle
(Reuters) – Faced with a barrage of lawsuits from workers demanding benefits and recognition as employees, some companies in the fast-growing ‘gig economy’ are looking to settle the issues through legislation.
Uber drivers in U.S. cities to join planned worker protests
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Drivers for ride service company Uber will join planned nationwide protests on Tuesday, when activists and low-wage workers renew their call for better pay and the right to join a union in the wake of Donald Trump’s U.S. preside…
U.S. police shootings echo through criminology classrooms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new crop of ads on New York City subway cars reads “Justice now, but justice how?” The words evoke the tone of street protests over police killings of black men across the United States during the past three years.
Authorities say no plans to forcibly remove North Dakota protesters
(Reuters) – U.S. authorities said on Sunday they had no plans to forcibly remove activists protesting plans to run an oil pipeline beneath a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota, despite telling them to leave by early December….
Trump, without evidence, says illegal voting cost him U.S. popular vote
PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that he won the popular vote in the Nov. 8 election “if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally”, though he provided no evidence of widesp…
One dead, 16 wounded in New Orleans, Kansas City shootings
(Reuters) – One man was killed and 16 wounded in early morning shootings on Sunday in New Orleans’ Bourbon Street tourist quarter and in a rolling gun battle in Kansas City, Missouri, authorities said.
Three California mosques receive hateful letters mentioning Trump
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hateful letters sent anonymously to three mosques in California with a warning that President-elect Donald Trump would “cleanse” the United States of Muslims have stirred fears among congregants, a community leader said on Satur…
One ticket has winning numbers in $421 million Powerball lottery
(Reuters) – A lottery ticket sold in Tennessee had the winning numbers for a $421 million Powerball jackpot, one of the biggest on record, officials said after Saturday’s draw.
Thanksgiving, Black Friday store sales fall, online rises
(Reuters) – Sales and traffic at U.S. brick-and-mortar stores on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday declined from last year, as stores offered discounts well beyond the weekend and more customers shopped online.
Clinton team to take part in U.S. state vote recount, Trump blasts effort
WASHINGTON/WEST PAlM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign will take part in a recount of Wisconsin votes in the U.S. presidential race, an effort Republican winner Donald Trump called “ridiculous” on Saturday.
