Exclusive: Target increases minimum wage to $10 an hour – sources
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Discount retailer Target Corp has started raising employee wages to a minimum of $10 an hour, its second hike in a year, pressured by a competitive job market and labor groups calling for higher wages at retail chains, sources said….
Backhoe in Philadelphia Amtrak accident had right to be on track: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The backhoe operator involved in a fatal Amtrak passenger train collision near Philadelphia this month had a right to drive the vehicle on the tracks intermittently to perform maintenance work, the National Transportation Safety Bo…
Oregon defense firm chief pleads guilty to $171 million conspiracy
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The owner of an Oregon-based defense firm pleaded guilty on Monday to plying a U.S. official with cash, meals in Vietnam and Costa Rica, and an Alaska fishing trip during a decade-long conspiracy to win business worth $171 million, …
CalPERS to study possible reinvestment in tobacco
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System decided on Monday to review the potential impact of reinvesting in tobacco, 16 years after the pension fund dropped the controversial asset from its portfolio.
Ethiopians sweep Boston Marathon
BOSTON (Reuters) – Ethiopian runners vying for a place in the summer Olympics dominated the Boston Marathon on Monday, taking the top three spots in the men’s division for the first time, and the top two spots among the women.
Michigan governor to drink Flint water in show of safety over lead crisis
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, under pressure to resign over the state’s poor handling of a lead water crisis in Flint, promised on Monday that he will drink filtered tap water from the city for at least the next 30 days to show tha…
Arabic-speaker removed from California flight seeks apology
(Reuters) – A California university student who was taken off a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger heard him speaking Arabic was traumatized and he wants an apology, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said on Monday.
U.S. top court appears unlikely to revive Obama immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s bid to save his plan to spare millions of immigrants in the country illegally from deportation and give them work permits ran into trouble on Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case testing the limits …
Debt payments sinking Detroit Public Schools: transition manager
(Reuters) – Nearly $64 million in debt payments are sinking the Detroit Public Schools (DPS), underscoring the need for a long-term state legislative fix, according to a report released on Monday by the district’s state-appointed transition manager.
U.S. manhunt underway for brothers in Washington state murders
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A nationwide manhunt for brothers suspected in the presumed murder of a married couple in Washington state stretched into a second day on Monday after authorities said they uncovered evidence linking the “armed and dangerous” felons…
