JetBlue to charge for checked bags in new airfare class
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp announced new checked baggage fees on Wednesday and plans to stuff more seats into its aircraft, prompting praise from Wall Street, but a chorus of criticism from consumers.
Obama to offer deportation relief to 250,000 farm workers: union
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s immigration reforms would lift the threat of deportation for at least 250,000 undocumented people who work on farms, Arturo Rodriguez, the president of the United Farm Workers union said on Wednesday afte…
U.S. GAO sees drop in successful contract protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of successful U.S. contract protests fell sharply in fiscal 2014 to 13 percent, the lowest rate seen in over a decade, but government agencies are taking other corrective actions at a higher rate, the U.S. Government A…
Suspects accused in Florida of billing Medicare for overseas patients
MIAMI (Reuters) – Several employees of a south Florida company were arrested on Wednesday and accused of billing more than $25 million to Medicare and Medicaid on behalf of U.S. citizens living in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
In rarity, U.S. judge takes witness stand in corruption appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge took the witness stand on Wednesday to defend her handling of the corruption case of former New York City councilman Larry Seabrook, who says he deserves a new trial after his brother and aide were allegedly excluded f…
U.S. judge strikes down Montana’s gay marriage ban
(Reuters) – A federal judge struck down Montana’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional on Wednesday, handing gay rights advocates the latest in a wave of legal victories as the nation awaits a potential definitive ruling on the matter by the U….
Plan advances to increase University of California tuition
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The University of California would raise tuition by more than 25 percent over five years under a plan passed on Wednesday by a committee of the system’s governing board, a move strongly opposed by Democratic Governor Jerry…
Part of lawsuit settled in Allman movie filming death in Georgia
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The parents of a camera assistant killed on the rural Georgia set of “Midnight Rider,” a film about rock singer Gregg Allman, has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against the film’s production company and director, the parents’ lawy…
Ferguson braces for finding on shooting of unarmed black teen
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Residents of Ferguson, Missouri, prepared on Wednesday for a grand jury report expected soon on the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white policeman, an event that laid bare long-simmering racial tensions in …
Washington state to sue federal government over nuclear site vapors
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state’s attorney general said on Wednesday he intends to sue the U.S. government for not adequately protecting workers involved in the decades-long cleanup of a decommissioned nuclear site, saying dozens have been sickene…
