Amtrak crash shows U.S. anti rail-collision system may have gaps
(Reuters) – Sunday’s fatal Pennsylvania Amtrak accident may have exposed possible blind spots in a nationwide collision prevention system that is meant to stop crashes on U.S. railroads.
Detroit’s county touts first budget surplus in eight years
(Reuters) – Wayne County, home to Detroit, Michigan, ended fiscal 2015 with a general fund budget surplus for the first time in eight years, the county executive announced on Tuesday.
San Francisco could be first U.S. city with fully paid parental leave
(Reuters) – San Francisco could become the first U.S. city to mandate fully paid parental leave, requiring employers to shoulder a substantial portion of the burden and far exceeding the benefits provided by California and other states and cities.
New York man who charged airliner cockpit sentenced to prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New York state man who charged an airliner cockpit saying “jihad” was sentenced on Tuesday to nine months in prison and three years of supervised release, federal prosecutors said.
Ex Representative Grimm’s restaurant partner to plead guilty: lawyer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A onetime business partner of former U.S. Representative Michael Grimm is preparing to plead guilty to a tax charge in a case related to the prosecution that led to the congressman’s imprisonment, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Worker killed, three injured after highway beam falls in Chicago suburb
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A construction worker was killed and three others suffered minor injuries when a 45-ton steel beam fell along a highway in a suburb northwest of Chicago early on Tuesday, a fire official said.
Pennsylvania man threatened ‘hail of gunfire’ before daughter killed
ENOLA, Penn. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man accused of homicide in the death of his 12-year-old daughter threatened to “go out in a hail of gunfire” if he were evicted from his home, but state officials declined to relay that to police, according to te…
Justice Department’s No. 3 attorney stepping down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting associate attorney general at the U.S. Justice Department, Stuart Delery, will be leaving his job on April 14, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Tuesday.
PayPal pulls North Carolina plan after transgender bathroom law
CHICAGO (Reuters) – PayPal Holdings Inc on Tuesday canceled plans to open a global operations center in Charlotte, North Carolina and invest $3.6 million in the area after the state passed a controversial law targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transg…
Justice Dept launches corporate foreign bribery disclosure program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled a pilot program designed to encourage companies to self-report violations of foreign bribery laws in return for reduced penalties.
