Deutsche Telekom under scrutiny over working conditions at U.S. arm T-Mobile
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom is facing growing pressure from investors and lawmakers to ensure proper treatment of workers at its American business T-Mobile US.
U.S. cracks down on Americans’ intake of sugar, saturated fat
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New U.S. dietary guidelines on Thursday urged Americans to cut their sugar and saturated fat intake to less than 10 percent of daily calories, but consumer advocates said the curbs did not provide clear guidance on the need to lowe…
Family of woman found dead in Texas jail wants trooper to face more charges
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The family of a black woman who died in a Texas jail cell said on Thursday a misdemeanor perjury charge against the trooper who pulled her over in a traffic stop is not enough and he should be indicted for assault, battery and…
Detroit man sentenced to up to 60 years in French artist’s murder
(Reuters) – A Detroit man convicted of the 2013 felony murder of a French street artist was sentenced on Thursday to up to 60 years in prison, prosecutors said.
New York opens its first medical marijuana clinics
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s first medical marijuana dispensaries are opening their doors on Thursday, as the state launches one of the most conservative programs of its kind in the United States.
All seventeen miners rescued from rural New York elevator shaft
(Reuters) – Seventeen salt miners who had been trapped in an elevator shaft at an upstate New York mine have been rescued, officials said on Thursday, and the mine’s owner said it would inspect the property to see what had caused the incident.
Sunrun exits Nevada, affecting ‘hundreds of jobs’
(Reuters) – Solar panel installer Sunrun Inc said it has ceased all operations in Nevada, after the state reduced credits customers receive for selling excess solar power to the grid.
Ohio prosecutor won’t release Tamir Rice grand jury testimony
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio prosecutor has rebuffed a request by the Cleveland branch of the NAACP for the release of grand jury testimony in the police shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying it would put those on the jury at risk of threat…
California governor to propose increased funding for education
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday is set to propose a budget that increases public spending in areas including education, the latest indication of the most populous U.S. state’s rebound from years of economic do…
California faces pivotal juncture as death-row population swells
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (Reuters) – Stacked in cells five stories high and dozens across, the death-row inmates at California’s San Quentin prison embody a political stalemate that has swollen their ranks to more than 700 – a quarter of all U.S. prisoners …
