N.Y. State Assembly Speaker Silver to temporarily relinquish duties: NYT
(Reuters) – New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver agreed on Sunday to relinquish his duties on a temporary basis as he fights federal corruption charges, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the matter.
U.S. firms raising wages; skills gap in goods producing sector: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A significant number of American companies plan to raise wages in the next three months, a survey showed on Monday, bolstering expectations of an acceleration in wage growth this year.
Union sends messages of frustration in U.S. refinery contract talks
HOUSTON (Reuters) – In five days of negotiations for a new three-year contract covering hourly workers at 63 U.S. refineries, the United Steelworkers union (USW) has sent only messages of frustration to its members.
Two flights evacuated at Sea-Tac International over security issue
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two commercial airline flights were evacuated after landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Sunday over a security concern, a spokesman for the airport said.
Obama to propose protecting U.S. Arctic wildlife refuge from drilling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will call on Congress to expand protection of Alaska’s Arctic refuge where oil and gas drilling is prohibited to 12 million acres (5 million hectares), an area that includes 1.4 million oil-rich acres along…
U.S. East Coast braces for ‘historic’ blizzard on Monday
(Reuters) – A swath of the U.S. East Coast from Philadelphia to New York City to Maine was bracing for a potentially historic blizzard on Monday that is expected to dump as much as 3 feet (90 cm) of snow and snarl transportation for tens of millions of…
Two dead in apparent murder-suicide at NYC Home Depot: NYPD
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two people were killed after a shooting in a Home Depot store in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on Sunday afternoon in what appears to be a murder-suicide, two New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesmen said.
Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball player dies in car crash
(Reuters) – A member of the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team and another university student died on Sunday in a head-on car crash near campus in Ypsilanti Township, officials said.
Obama to propose protecting U.S. Arctic wildlife refuge from drilling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will call on Congress to expand protection of Alaska’s Arctic refuge where oil and gas drilling is prohibited to 12 million acres (5 million hectares), an area that includes 1.4 million oil-rich acres …
Senior House Republican says housing finance reform ‘huge priority’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. Republican lawmaker will revisit a plan to reduce government involvement in the country’s housing finance system, and expects Senate colleagues to be receptive to potential changes, according to an interview aired on C…
