Mexican government says poverty rate rose to 46.2 percent in 2014
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Two million more Mexicans fell into poverty between 2012 and 2014, government data showed on Thursday, highlighting the challenges President Enrique Pena Nieto faces in meeting pledges to lift millions out of need.
Southwest expects gate-sharing with Delta in Dallas to be difficult
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co expects that squeezing in extra flights at its gates at Dallas Love Field Airport will be a challenge now that a U.S. court has asked it to accommodate flights by Delta Air Lines Inc temporarily.
Boston Olympics backers say $2 billion insurance plan would protect taxpayers
BOSTON (Reuters) – Backers of Boston’s controversial bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday said they would carry some $2.3 billion in insurance for event, an effort to assuage worries that city taxpayers could be left footing the bill.
Pharmacy owners cannot cite religion to deny medicine: U.S. appeals court
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The state of Washington can require a pharmacy to deliver medicine even if the pharmacy’s owner has a religious objection, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, the latest in a series of judgements on whether religious be…
N.Y. City must release misconduct records for officer in chokehold case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A state judge has ordered New York City to release a summary of misconduct findings against the police officer who put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold in a case that added to the national debate on how police deal with minorities….
New Mexico couple set homeless man ablaze with fireworks: police
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – Police in New Mexico have arrested an Albuquerque couple accused of setting a homeless man ablaze with fireworks as he slept on a city sidewalk, authorities said on Thursday.
Philadelphia postman charged after 22,500 pieces mail found undelivered
(Reuters) – About 22,500 pieces of undelivered mail are making their way to their intended recipients this week, more than a year after a Philadelphia postal carrier began hoarding them in his home, federal authorities said.
Canada Valentine’s Day massacre suspects headed for trial
HALIFAX (Reuters) – The case of a Canadian man and American woman accused of plotting a shopping mall massacre in the Atlantic Canadian city of Halifax will proceed to trial, a court confirmed on Thursday, though the trial may not start until 2016.
District of Columbia clears path to vote on $15 per hour minimum wage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia could raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by mid-2020 under a ballot initiative cleared this week, making it the latest U.S. city to consider raising base pay for hourly workers.
Swimmers take dip in long-polluted New York lake to hail cleanup
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Reuters) – A group of swimmers took a plunge in a New York lake long considered one of the most polluted U.S. waterways to prove it is now safe for recreation.
