Detroit Three, UAW will square off over wages, U.S. jobs
DETROIT (Reuters) – The Big Three U.S. automakers and the United Auto Workers union will kick off bargaining Monday for new contracts that would set how much more robust, post-recession profits the industry shares with workers, and determine union cost…
Flag removal opens door for South Carolina to bid for NCAA championships
(Reuters) – South Carolina can host championship-level college sports events after the Confederate battle flag was removed from the grounds of the state capitol on Friday, National Collegiate Athletic Association President Mark Emmert said.
Texas girl, 12, takes siblings for a car ride, crashes into church
DALLAS (Reuters) – A 12-year-old Texas girl packed her three younger siblings into the family SUV for a late-night joyride that ended shortly after it began when she lost control and crashed into a church, Fort Worth police said on Friday.
One man’s trash is another man’s tourist destination in New York
ON THE ARTHUR KILL, N.Y. (Reuters) – Bright colored kayaks bobbed around the rotted hull of a World War II submarine chaser that was rusted into a ghostly shell and lapped by water as salty as tears.
Exclusive: With feds slow to act, states target e-cigarette sales to minors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Frustrated by the slow pace of federal action, state attorneys general are waging their own campaigns against the sale and advertising of e-cigarettes to minors.
Monkey at Memphis Zoo escapes enclosure, eludes capture
(Reuters) – A small monkey was on the loose at the Memphis Zoo on Friday hours after escaping its enclosure and making a dash for freedom while the zoo was packed with visitors.
Minnesota banks on higher taxes, minimum wage as script for growth
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – It is too early to tell how a recent round of tax hikes and a minimum wage increase will play out in Minnesota, a state where liberal and conservative forces have often swapped control and policies.
New Jersey man charged with killing seven in two states
(Reuters) – A New Jersey man has been charged with shooting and killing seven people and wounding an eighth in a weeks-long rampage across two states, prosecutors said on Thursday.
San Francisco braces for traffic nightmare near Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco residents were bracing for several days of snarled traffic after a key approach to the Golden Gate Bridge was closed on Thursday to allow crews to complete work on a major new access route to the iconic span.
Former Utah teacher sentenced to up to 30 years for student sex assaults
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A former Utah high school teacher who admitted to sexually abusing three teenage boys with whom she carried on relationships would serve at least two years, and up to three decades, in prison under a sentence handed down by a…
