U.S. appeals court upholds restrictive Texas abortion law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the main provisions of a restrictive Texas abortion law including one requiring clinics to have certain hospital-grade facilities, a regulatory hurdle critics said was designed to shut do…
U.S. Air Force to use new Lockheed spacecraft for next satellites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it will use Lockheed Martin Corp’s updated A2100 spacecraft for the fifth and sixth U.S. missile early warning satellites, with no additional cost to its 2014 bulk purchase contract with Lockhee…
Hasidic Jews may sue NY towns they say discriminate: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge ordered two New York municipalities in the Catskills foothills to face a lawsuit accusing them of discriminating against Hasidic Jews by trying to stop them from moving in.
American Airlines, Qantas to launch U.S.-Australia flights
MIAMI (Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc said on Tuesday it would begin operating a direct daily flight to Sydney, Australia, from Los Angeles this year, a first in more than two decades, and expand its cooperation with Qantas Airways Ltd.
Police find nothing hazardous after part of U.S. Capitol complex evacuated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Authorities found nothing hazardous in two U.S. Senate office buildings after investigating reports of suspicious packages and a telephoned bomb threat, U.S. Capitol Police said on Tuesday.
Fiat Chrysler North American labor chief retires ahead of talks
DETROIT (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said its North American labor chief Al Iacobelli has retired less than two months before company negotiations with the United Auto Workers union.
Pentagon says British lab received live anthrax samples
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Tuesday added Britain to the list of countries that received live anthrax samples from the U.S. military.
Seattle protesters seek to block access to Shell Arctic drilling rig
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A group of protesters gathered at the Port of Seattle on Tuesday seeking to block workers attempting to reach a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig that could depart this week to resume fossil fuel exploration in the Arctic.
N.Y. court says dog owners cannot be sued over bicycle collisions
(Reuters) – A cyclist who collided with a dog in New York’s Central Park cannot sue its owners, the state’s top court ruled on Tuesday, saying riders should be careful not to cross paths with animals that are a constant public presence.
McDonald’s hires ex-Obama press secretary as communications head
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp said it hired Robert Gibbs, U.S. President Barack Obama’s press secretary during his first term, as its chief communications officer.
