Obama awards posthumous Medals of Honor to World War One soldiers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded posthumous Medals of Honor to two soldiers from World War One, one an African American and the other a Jew, who arguably were denied the honor earlier because of discrimination.
WikiLeaks offers $100,000 bounty for Asian trade pact pushed by Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Whistleblower website WikiLeaks offered a $100,000 bounty for copies of a Pacific trade pact that is a central plank of President Barack Obama’s diplomatic pivot to Asia on Tuesday.
Thirty-seven charged with heroin trafficking from Mexico to U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thirty seven people, including two alleged drug kingpins, have been charged with smuggling about one ton of heroin from Mexico into the United States, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
U.S. judge allows lawsuit against New York nail salon to proceed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawsuit against a New York nail salon brought by manicurists alleging that shop’s owners routinely failed to pay them the minimum wage and overtime can move forward, a federal judge said on Tuesday.
Chevron pays record fine in Pennsylvania blast, regulator says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Oil and natural gas producer Chevron Corp paid a $939,553 fine for a fatal 2014 explosion at one its Pennsylvania gas wells that state officials on Tuesday said may be the largest amount paid for a single incident.
U.S. floats conservation measures for threatened bull trout
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed actions on Tuesday to bolster the bull trout, a native fish found in pristine, cold-water streams and some lakes in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
No more trainer rides for Lolita the Miami killer whale
MIAMI (Reuters) – In order to meet federal safety regulations, trainers at the Miami Seaquarium will no longer perform rides with Lolita, the resident killer whale, following a federal safety investigation, the South Florida tourist attraction has anno…
Wal-Mart to raise wages for 100,000 U.S. workers in some departments
(Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it would raise minimum wages for over 100,000 U.S. employees including some department managers and deli workers, its second wage hike this year.
U.S. regulator says will enforce December 31 deadline for new train safety controls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Railroad companies that fail to meet a Dec. 31 deadline for installing new safety equipment could face U.S. government penalties, federal regulators told Congress on Tuesday, in the wake of last month’s deadly Amtrak passenger tr…
U.S. meat, wine among Canada’s targets in label fight: minister
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canada is whittling down its list of U.S. products that it may hit with steep tariffs in retaliation against contentious meat-labeling laws, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said on Tuesday.
