New U.S. truck emissions rules could touch off industry struggle
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. environmental regulators are expected within days to propose rules to make trucks more fuel efficient, and trucking industry executives and lobbyists familiar with the process said the rules will probably call for boosting fuel…
Uber loses bid for arbitration in U.S. driver lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber lost a bid to force arbitration in a lawsuit brought by its drivers, as a U.S. judge ruled the smartphone-based taxi service’s 2013 and 2014 employment contracts dealing with arbitration from were “unconscionable, and the…
Suspect in Virginia student’s murder convicted in sex attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The suspect in the high-profile murder of Virginia college student Hannah Graham was convicted on Wednesday in a separate sexual assault trial, the prosecutor’s office said.
Bear that may have attacked teen at national park euthanized
(Reuters) – A black bear believed to have attacked an Ohio teenager over the weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been captured and euthanized, a parks spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Abortion rights groups file motion to halt key provisions in Texas law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Several women’s health providers filed a motion on Wednesday seeking to halt a U.S. appeals court decision a day earlier allowing Texas to impose restrictions on abortions, and said they plan to take the case to the U.S. Supre…
U.S. EPA moves toward regulating aircraft emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Wednesday released a scientific finding that greenhouse gases from aircraft pose a risk to human health, paving the way for regulating emissions from the U.S. aviation industry.
U.S. accuses NJ hedge fund manager of fraud, lavish spending
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey man posing as a successful hedge fund manager has been charged with defrauding investors out of $5 million and spending much of it on a million-dollar home, expensive cars, Tiffany jewelry and other luxuries, authoriti…
Bodies of man, infant believed to be abducted, found in Missouri
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – A search for a man and the 9-month-old son he is believed to have abducted has been canceled after Missouri authorities found a burned vehicle with what are believed to be their remains inside, police said on Wednesday.
Amid fight over Olympic bid, U.S. brewer seeks ‘Boston 2024’ mark
BOSTON (Reuters) – Even as backers of Boston’s embattled bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games struggle to overcome public opposition, the maker of the city’s Sam Adams beer has jumped into the fray by applying for a “Boston 2024” beer trademark.
Baltimore prosecutors had asked police to target Freddie Gray corner: report
(Reuters) – Baltimore prosecutors had asked police to focus drug enforcement efforts on the corner where Freddie Gray was chased by officers before he allegedly suffered a fatal injury in police custody, the Baltimore Sun reported on Wednesday.
