Uber drivers granted class action status in lawsuit over employment
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber drivers are entitled to class action status in litigation over whether they are independent contractors or employees, a key development in a case threatening Uber’s business model and that of other hot startups dependent …
California assisted suicide bill advances in special session
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A controversial bill to allow physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in California passed a key legislative committee on Tuesday, after failing in the legislature earlier this summer amid opposition from t…
Mayor of Oregon town arrested on possession of methamphetamine
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The 68-year-old mayor of a tiny town in Oregon has been charged with possession of methamphetamine, police said on Tuesday.
Millions hit by personal data hack still have not been told
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has not yet notified any of the 21.5 million federal employees and contractors whose security clearance data was hacked more than three months ago, officials acknowledged on Tuesday.
Republicans lack votes to defund Planned Parenthood: McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell undercut threats by fellow Republicans to hold the budget process hostage in an effort to defund Planned Parenthood, saying conservatives do not have enough support in Congress to cut off th…
Murder charge dropped against former South Carolina police chief
(Reuters) – South Carolina prosecutors on Tuesday dropped a murder charge against a white former South Carolina police chief after he pleaded guilty to misconduct in the 2011 death of an unarmed black man over a traffic ticket.
Wyoming climbers’ equipment inspected for flaws after fatal plunge
(Reuters) – Equipment used by a pair of climbers who fell to their deaths while rappelling from a 12,000-foot (3,660-meter) Wyoming peak is being inspected for flaws, authorities said on Tuesday.
U.S. says 19 million Takata air bag inflators still need repair
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators on Tuesday said that about 19 million defective Takata Corp air bag inflators remain installed in U.S. vehicles, and that no root cause to the problem has been found.
Arkansas attorney general asks governor to set execution dates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas’ 10-year hiatus in capital punishment moved nearer to its end on Tuesday when state Attorney General Leslie Rutledge formally asked Governor Asa Hutchinson to set execution dates for eight inmates who have exhaust…
New Jersey daycare ex-workers charged over child ‘Fight Club’ videos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former employees at a New Jersey daycare center are accused of encouraging fights among young children, calling it a “fight club” and recording the clashes on video, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
