Boeing lists workers eligible to vote on union drive
NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A machinists union campaign to organize Boeing Co’s South Carolina operations began in earnest on Tuesday, as the company turned over a list of about 3,000 employees eligible for an April 22 organizing vote….
Alabama lawmaker drops bid to repeal law named for his dead patient
(Reuters) – An Alabama doctor-turned-lawmaker said on Tuesday he was abandoning his push to overturn a law requiring insurers to pay for post-pregnancy hospital stays that was inspired by and named after a former patient of his who died days after givi…
Colorado teen found in suitcase suffered drug overdose: coroner
DENVER (Reuters) – A teenage Colorado girl whose remains were found dumped in a suitcase in a remote park area last month died from a drug overdose, the local coroner’s office said on Tuesday.
Florida city bans drinking on beach after spring break shooting
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida city on Tuesday banned drinking on its beaches for the remainder of the current spring break season, after seven people were shot during a raucous party over the weekend.
Former pastor, partner used PFGBest failure to hide scam: CFTC lawsuit
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A former pastor at a Florida church and a partner tried to use the 2012 bankruptcy of brokerage Peregrine Financial Group to hide their theft of $2 million from investors in a commodity trading scam, according to a lawsuit filed by …
Hamster decapitation video prompts Mississippi university student to leave school
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – The family of a University of Mississippi student withdrew him from the school on Tuesday after a video appearing to show him biting the head off a hamster while on spring break this month was posted online.
Former Washington-area FBI agent pleads guilty to multiple drug charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former FBI agent admitted on Tuesday to taking heroin seized in drug busts in the Washington area for his personal use and to evidence tampering that resulted in the dismissal of several major drug-trafficking cases.Matthew Low…
Pennsylvania university expels three students for racist comments on radio
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Three students have been expelled from Pennsylvania’s Bucknell University for racist language and comments on the school’s student-run radio station, university officials said on Tuesday.
Uber driver accused of burglary bid after Denver airport drop-off
DENVER (Reuters) – Police arrested a 51-year-old driver for the Uber car service on Wednesday who is accused of trying to burglarize a Denver woman’s home after he dropped her off at the city’s airport, authorities said.
California university issues brief security alert
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police at the University of California, Irvine, issued a security alert on Tuesday after a man with a gun was reported on campus, but the alert was canceled about 30 minutes later with the incident said to be “under control.”
