U.S. jury awards $17 million to abused migrant women farm workers
MIAMI (Reuters) – A federal jury awarded almost $17.5 million to five former female employees of a South Florida farm who said they were raped and harassed at a vegetable packing plant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced …
New U.S. prosecution policy is recipe for corporate conflict: lawyers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Company executives may be quicker to hire lawyers and less likely to cooperate with investigations because of a renewed push by U.S. prosecutors to put individuals in prison instead of only levying big fines on corporations that br…
U.S. government blocks release of new CIA torture details
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. government officials have blocked the release of 116 pages of defense lawyers’ notes detailing the torture that Guantanamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah says he experienced in CIA custody, defense lawyers said on Thursday.
Florida man arrested in alleged Kansas City 9/11 memorial bomb plot
(Reuters) – A Florida man has been arrested and accused of plotting to detonate a pressure-cooker bomb at a memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday…
Police now probing 11 possible highway shootings in Phoenix area
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona police are investigating 11 possible vehicle shootings in recent days along a major highway running through Phoenix after a driver discovered a bullet hole in the side of his commercial truck on Thursday, authorities said.
NYC taxi lenders face risks after Uber suit dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York credit unions that have run up large exposures to the city’s iconic yellow cabs are facing a sharp increase in loan losses after a judge threw out a legal challenge to ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL].
New York governor pushes for $15 statewide minimum wage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday he wants the state to raise its minimum wage over the next six years to $15 an hour, the highest of any U.S. state.
Seattle schools closed for second day by teachers strike over pay, hours
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A strike by Seattle’s public school teachers stretched into a second day on Thursday, further delaying the start of fall classes for some 53,000 students after contact talks collapsed in disagreement over wages, hours and performanc…
Oregon judge who refused gay marriages says freedom of religion violated
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon judge, who is under an ethics investigation for refusing to perform gay marriages and over complaints including hanging a painting of Adolf Hitler in the courthouse, denies any wrongdoing, the judge’s spokesman said on Thursday.
Father of slain Virginia journalist calls for action on gun violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The father of a Virginia television journalist who was shot dead during a live broadcast last month took to the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to call on Congress to act on gun violence.
