UAW chief: Raise worker pay, keep companies competitive
NEW YORK (Reuters) – United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams told Reuters it would be an “injustice” if workers at the Detroit Three automakers don’t get a raise in contracts this year, but he said the union must also ensure the companies remain competitive.
Michigan man pleads guilty in death of soccer referee
(Reuters) – An adult soccer player pleaded guilty on Friday to involuntary manslaughter for fatally injuring a referee who he punched during a weekend game in a Detroit suburb last summer.
U.S. judge rules for Deutsche Boerse in Beirut bombing case: company
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit tied to the 1983 Beirut bombing that seeks $1.6 billion in assets belonging to Iran’s central bank and held by a unit of German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse, the German company sa…
Illinois governor makes case to rating agencies on fiscal fix
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Governor Bruce Rauner is seeking to persuade credit rating agencies from further downgrading Illinois’ weak ratings, shortly after presenting his turnaround budget to the state General Assembly.
Los Angeles hospital warns 179 patients possibly exposed to ‘superbug’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A large Los Angeles teaching hospital has told scores of patients they may have been exposed to a drug-resistant bacterial “superbug” during endoscopy procedures that infected seven patients and contributed to two deaths.
Parents of Michigan boy found in basement charged with torture
(Reuters) – The parents of a 12-year-old Detroit boy reported missing for 11 days before he was found last June by police emaciated in his family’s basement have been charged with torture and child abuse, prosecutors said on Friday.
Germany’s Bertelsmann moves into university business
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Bertelsmann has agreed to take a controlling stake in United States-based Alliant International University in a step to diversify and expand into the business of operating universities.
U.S. West Coast ports talks break for night without deal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shipping executives and union leaders for dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports ended a third straight day of contract talks late on Thursday without a settlement, despite arm-twisting from the U.S. labor secretary, but planned t…
Food companies aim to reinvent diet foods to stay relevant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumers are shifting away from weight-management foods, forcing companies ranging from Kellogg Co to Nestle SA to change ingredients and focus their marketing on different health benefits as sales slip.
For Obamacare challengers, a Supreme Court case built for speed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court case that could shatter President Barack Obama’s healthcare law this year was launched as a backup plan by a libertarian group and a powerful Washington lawyer frustrated by the slow progress of their original lawsuit.
