NYC shelter ‘clusters’ questioned after homeless toddler deaths
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s use of private apartment buildings to house multiple homeless families came under fire on Thursday, a day after two children living in one of the so-called cluster sites were killed in a radiator accident.
Greens rally in Michigan as courts in three states weigh recounts
LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – Green Party supporters rallied in freezing temperatures in Michigan’s capital on Thursday and urged its high court to revive a recount of presidential votes in one of three states where the party wants ballots re-examined.
U.S. carriers see 3.5 percent bump in 2016 winter holiday flying
(Reuters) – More than 45 million passengers will take to the skies on U.S. airlines this holiday season, Airlines for America projected on Thursday, up 3.5 percent from holiday travel last year.
U.S. Congress votes to apply Magnitsky human rights act globally
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation expanding the 2012 U.S. Magnitsky human rights act from Russian citizens to cover abusers in any country passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday as part of an annual defense policy bill, leaving the landmark measure on the…
Actress Sofia Vergara faces lawsuit from her own frozen embryos
(Reuters) – “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara is being sued by her two frozen embryos in an unusual lawsuit as part of a three-year battle by her ex-fiance to see the embryos brought to life.
Masterbuilt recalls U.S. gas smokers over fire risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Masterbuilt Manufacturing Inc is recalling about 41,000 gas-fired smokers because a fuel hose can disconnect and pose a fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.
Ex-JPMorgan employee accused of $5 million scheme to defraud bank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former JPMorgan Chase & Co employee who has been ordered to attend counseling for gambling is facing criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to defraud the bank out of $5 million in order to pay personal debts.
NFL player’s New Jersey home vandalized with racist taunts: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An National Football League player’s northern New Jersey home was vandalized with a swastika and other racist taunts scrawled on the inside walls during a break-in this week, according to police and photos that the player posted on…
BlackRock to move to New York’s trendy Hudson Yards district
NEW YORK (Reuters) – BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest asset manager, plans to move its headquarters in 2022 from midtown Manhattan to a massive new office tower in the fast-growing Hudson Yards district on the city’s far West Side, the developers sai…
Exclusive: ACT Inc raises test prices abroad to fund cheating fight
LONDON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The maker of the ACT college-entrance exam, which has been struggling to contain an international cheating epidemic, is raising its fees for overseas test-takers by $10 to pay for enhanced security.
