U.S. top court hands win to employees in Edison International 401(k) dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived claims made by Edison Internationalemployees who accused the utility of favoring higher-cost mutual funds over lower-cost ones in its retirement plan.
U.S. top court agrees to weigh U.S. Navy text message lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider advertising agency Campbell-Ewald Co’s attempt to fend off a class action lawsuit over claims the company violated a federal consumer law by sending unsolicited text messages on…
Retaliation hurts military bid to curb sexual assault: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. military personnel who are sexually assaulted and report the crime often face retaliation, but little is done to hold wrongdoers accountable even though various disciplinary responses are available, Human Rights Watch said M…
Rapper Lionel ‘Chinx’ Pickens fatally shot in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York rapper Lionel Pickens, who goes by the name “Chinx”, was shot and killed on Sunday while driving through the city’s borough of Queens, police said.
Nine killed in gun battle among Texas biker gangs
(Reuters) – Nine people were killed and 18 were injured on Sunday when a simmering feud among rival biker gangs boiled over at a sports bar in Waco, Texas, leading to a gun battle in the parking lot, police said.
One U.S. marine dead, others injured in Hawaii accident: news reports
(Reuters) – One U.S. marine was killed and 12 were hospitalized after their aircraft suffered a “hard landing,” on Sunday during a training exercise in Hawaii, ABC News and local media reported.
End of Marathon Galveston Bay strike uncertain ahead of vote
LAMARQUE, Texas (Reuters) – Acceptance of a new contract proposal to end a three-and-a-half- month strike by workers at Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Galveston Bay, Texas, Refinery was uncertain on Sunday, one day ahead of a vote on the offered pact, worke…
Nine killed in gun battle among Texas biker gangs
(Reuters) – Nine people were killed on Sunday when a simmering feud among rival biker gangs boiled over at a sports bar in Waco, Texas, resulting in gunfire and a full-blown battle in the parking lot, police said.
Amtrak engineer made no report of object hitting windshield before crash: NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. federal investigators have found no record that the engineer of the Amtrak commuter train that crashed in Philadelphia last week reported an object hit his locomotive in the minutes before it derailed, a U.S. official said o…
Central U.S. hit by floods after tornadoes
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Thunderstorms and floods battered several central U.S. states on Sunday after a tornado series hit large parts of the area a day earlier, cutting power lines and damaging structures.
