‘Hispanic’ is a race under U.S. anti-bias laws, court rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The ethnic category “Hispanic” is a race under U.S. federal antidiscrimination laws, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
Florida winners of record U.S. Powerball jackpot to come forward
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida lottery officials will reveal on Wednesday who holds one of the three winning tickets eligible for a share in last month’s record $1.6 billion U.S. Powerball jackpot.
U.S. settles job discrimination suit against Chicago police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chicago agreed on Tuesday to pay $2 million in back pay and other benefits to 47 police candidates who were rejected under a residency requirement that the U.S. Justice Department alleges led to discrimination against foreign-bor…
Oklahoma calls for more disposal wells to shut after quake
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma’s oil and gas regulator released a wide-ranging plan on Tuesday to scale back use of wastewater injection wells in western Oklahoma, just days after a 5.1 magnitude quake rocked the state.
Pennsylvania attorney general facing trial will not seek re-election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who faces trial in August for allegedly leaking secret grand jury information, on Tuesday ruled out running for a second term.
United Airlines mechanics reject contract offer; union seeks strike
(Reuters) – Maintenance workers at United Airlines overwhelmingly rejected a new contract offer, their union said Tuesday, adding it will seek approval from U.S. regulators to strike.
Republicans gear up for Supreme Court battle after Scalia’s death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates hardened their positions on Sunday on blocking a move by President Barack Obama to fill the Supreme Court seat left by the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, a lifetime appo…
Fox News, publisher, settle copyright dispute over iconic 9/11 photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A pair of copyright lawsuits over Fox News Network’s use of an iconic photo of three firefighters raising the U.S. flag at the site of the World Trade Center ruins following the Sept. 11 attacks have been settled, an attorney for F…
Oklahoma woman to face additional charges for deadly homecoming crash
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma woman accused of killing four people and injuring dozens more by plowing her car into a crowd at Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade in October will face additional charges over the crash, court officials…
Group requests special prosecutor in Chicago police shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Politicians, pastors and civil rights lawyers petitioned Cook County’s chief judge on Tuesday to assign a special prosecutor to the murder trial of a Chicago police officer who fatally shot a black teenager, saying the state’s attor…
