Obama to meet with police, civil rights leaders on Wednesday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will host a meeting with law enforcement officials, activists and civil rights leaders on Wednesday to discuss ways to repair “the bonds of trust” between communities and police, the White House said on Mon…
Former Spirit AeroSystems workers file discrimination suit
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Employees laid off by Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc in 2013 filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing the aircraft parts supplier of singling them out by age and disability.
After Dallas shooting, U.S. police forces rethinking tactics
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police departments across the United States are searching for new tactics for a more difficult era of racial tension, increasingly lethal mass shootings and global terrorism.
Five Honduran police accused of drug conspiracy surrender to U.S.
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Five Honduran police accused of conspiring to smuggle drugs have surrendered to U.S. authorities and been extradited to the United States, authorities said on Monday.
U.S. citizen and U.S. legal resident held in Iran unjustly detained, must be released: State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Monday that a U.S. citizen and a U.S. legal resident, reported to have been indicted in Iran, were “unjustly detained” and should be released.
Infection experts warn of more U.S. superbug cases in coming months
NEW YORK (Reuters) – After two confirmed U.S. cases of a superbug that thwarts a last-resort antibiotic, infectious disease experts say they expect more cases in coming months because the bacterial gene behind it is likely far more widespread than prev…
Starbucks to raise wages for U.S. workers in October
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp said it will raise worker pay in its U.S. stores this autumn, after employees accused the coffee chain of “extreme” cutbacks in work hours that they say are hurting morale and service.
Blue Lives Matter: Dallas protesters embrace the force that took bullets for them
DALLAS (Reuters) – Dallas police detective Frederick Frazier strained to lift the dead weight of a fallen fellow officer from a hospital gurney and put him into a body bag. He pulled the zipper closed.
Wal-Mart rolls out special carts to improve fresh food offering
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc has begun rolling out specialized carts designed to keep employees out on the floor culling produce and reducing wastage, the latest step in a push to improve its fresh food offerings and revive sales growth.
Vatican promotes American as pope’s spokesman
ROME (Reuters) – The Vatican named former Fox News reporter Greg Burke as its new spokesman on Monday, the first time a U.S. citizen has been entrusted with leading the pope’s communications team.
