New York businesses to cut trash by half in ‘Zero Waste’ plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 30 New York City businesses, including Whole Foods Market Inc, Walt Disney Co’s ABC and Anheuser Busch, have agreed to cut the trash they send to landfills by half by June, the mayor’s office said on Monday.
Still no will found for Prince as Minnesota court opens probate process
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Lawyers charged with untangling the multimillion-dollar estate of music superstar Prince said on Monday they still have not located a will that could avert a years-long dispute over his fortune but have not stopped looking.
Bodies of famed American climbers Lowe, Bridges found in Himalayas
(Reuters) – The bodies of renowned U.S. mountaineers Alex Lowe and David Bridges, who were killed in a 1999 avalanche in the Himalayas, have been found by another pair of climbers, according to a charity founded and run by Lowe’s widow.
Go team! Top court to hear cheerleader uniform copyright case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the stripes, zigzags, chevrons and colors on uniforms worn by cheerleaders across the country can be copyrighted under federal law.
Supreme Court rejects appeal in shareholder suit against BP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined a request from shareholders seeking to revive their class action lawsuit against BP claiming the British oil company misrepresented its safety procedures prior to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico…
Five Seattle police injured, nine people arrested after May Day marches
(Reuters) – Five Seattle police officers were injured and at least nine people arrested on Sunday night, after unruly demonstrators hurled projectiles and Molotov cocktails and broke windows, authorities said.
Detroit public schools shut with teachers in ‘sickout’ protest over pay
(Reuters) – Detroit Public Schools closed nearly all of its 97 schools on Monday as hundreds of teachers called in sick to protest the cash-strapped city’s revelation that it will soon run out of money to pay employees.
May Day rally in Los Angeles features strong anti-Trump theme
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of people marched through Los Angeles on Sunday in a May Day rally that took aim at Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump for his anti-illegal immigration platform that includes building a wall along the U.S…
Obama torches Trump at his final Washington correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday took aim at Democrats and Republicans alike in his final appearance headlining the star-studded White House correspondents’ dinner, but saved his sharpest barbs for Republican presidential …
Derailed train in Washington leaks hazardous chemical, disrupts rail service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A CSX freight train derailed in northeastern Washington on Sunday, spilling hazardous material near a subway station and disrupting commuter rail and long-distance Amtrak passenger trains but causing no injuries, authorities said…
