Los Angeles gives preliminary approval to $15 minimum wage
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to increase the minimum wage in the nation’s second-largest city to $15 an hour by 2020 from the current $9, in a victory for labor and community groups that have pushed for similar …
U.S. charges six Chinese nationals with economic espionage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S government charged six Chinese nationals with economic espionage, saying they stole secrets from two companies that develop technology often used in military systems, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
Oklahoma set to overturn local drilling controls as backlash brews
OKLAHOMA CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing a backlash over the side effects of its oil and gas boom, Oklahoma is poised to overturn an 80-year-old statute that allows cities and towns to ban drilling operations within their borders.
Groups warn Oregon mine militia dispute threatens democracy
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A coalition of public policy advocates warned on Tuesday that a group of armed conservative activists who have been guarding a mine in southern Oregon for over a month are a sign of an emerging violent anti-government movemen…
Tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma, at least one person hurt
(Reuters) – Tornadoes spun through parts of northern Texas and southern Oklahoma on Tuesday, damaging buildings and injuring at least one person, officials said.
Pennsylvania judge bars release of police shooting video before trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday barred the release of a video that allegedly shows a Hummelstown police officer shooting a traffic-stop suspect to death earlier this year as the man lay face down on the ground.
Ex-Guantanamo inmates end U.S. Embassy protest in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Former Guantanamo Bay prisoners resettled in Uruguay ended a three-week protest outside the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday after reaching a deal with their hosts for financial and medical support in return for learning Spanish and seeki…
Ex-Guantanamo inmates end U.S. Embassy protest in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Former Guantanamo Bay prisoners resettled in Uruguay ended a three-week protest outside the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday after reaching a deal with their hosts for financial and medical support in return for learning Spanish and seeki…
Texas police seek gang truce, end of bloodshed after deadly brawl
WACO, Texas (Reuters) – Texas police asked rival motorcycle gangs on Tuesday to put aside their differences after a weekend brawl at a Waco restaurant that left nine people dead and 18 injured, calling for a halt to the carnage and threats of revenge a…
St. Louis Federal Reserve says was victim of hacking attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said hackers successfully attacked the bank last month.
