UAW, two German labor groups link to organize VW in Tennessee
DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union and two top German labor groups have signed a letter of intent to jointly organize the Volkswagen AG assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a top UAW official said on Monday.
Arsonist suspected in up to 23 blazes in Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A suspected arsonist operating in Washington state is believed to have ignited nearly two dozen fires in three weeks, destroying two homes and burning parched grassland amid a destructive wildfire season, officials said on Monday.
California community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California’s two-year colleges would be able to offer baccalaureate degrees under a law signed by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, who also rejected extra funding for the state’s strapped university systems.
Supreme Court meets to consider taking gay marriage cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court met behind closed doors on Monday to consider whether they should take up the hotly contested question of whether states can ban gay marriage.
U.S. bankruptcy judge allows Detroit water shutoffs to continue
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ruled on Monday that Detroit can continue shutting off water service to non-paying customers, saying his court does not have jurisdiction over the issue and that suspending disconnections for six …
Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee in hospice care: wife
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee, who oversaw the newspaper’s coverage of the Watergate scandal in the 1970s, is in hospice care, his wife said.
North Las Vegas house fire kills 20 dogs, 70 rescued: TV
(Reuters) – A house fire in North Las Vegas, Nevada, has killed more than 20 dogs and firefighters rescued another 70, a television station reported on Monday.
North Las Vegas house fire kills 20 dogs, 70 rescued: TV
(Reuters) – A house fire in North Las Vegas, Nevada, has killed more than 20 dogs and firefighters rescued another 70, a television station reported on Monday.
Jury selection begins for trial of accused Boston bomber’s friend
BOSTON (Reuters) – Jury selection is set to begin on Monday for the trial of the last of three college friends of the accused Boston Marathon bomber to face charges relating to a visit the trio made to the suspect’s dorm room three days after the deadl…
Jury selection begins for trial of accused Boston bomber’s friend
BOSTON (Reuters) – Jury selection is set to begin on Monday for the trial of the last of three college friends of the accused Boston Marathon bomber to face charges relating to a visit the trio made to the suspect’s dorm room three days after the deadl…
