San Diego City Council votes to raise minimum wage to $11.50 by 2017
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The San Diego City Council has given tentative approval to an ordinance raising the minimum wage in California’s second-largest city to $11.50 by 2017, and giving workers a chance to earn a paid sick leave benefit.
Long Island rail strike may cost economy $50 million/day: N.Y. comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A strike by workers at New York’s Long Island Rail Road could cost $50 million a day in lost economic activity, a blow for a region still overcoming the effects of the recession and Superstorm Sandy, the state’s top financial watch…
Washington state bridge collapse result of failed safety measures: NTSB
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state bridge collapse that sent two cars tumbling into a frigid river below after a commercial truck accidentally struck an overhead truss was the result of failed safety precautions and inadequate permitting for oversi…
U.S. court sides with Chinese firm in dispute with Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday issued a surprising rebuke to U.S. President Barack Obama and said he deprived a small Chinese-owned firm of its right to due process when he squashed its bid to build wind farms close to a U.S….
Judge finds accused Boston bomber friend’s words to FBI voluntary
BOSTON (Reuters) – A friend of the accused Boston Marathon bombing suspect did not speak involuntarily when telling FBI agents about the removal of a laptop and backpack from the suspect’s room and his statements are admissible as evidence, a U.S. judg…
U.S. business inventories up, retail stocks rise modestly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business inventories rose in May, suggesting restocking will still be a boost to growth in the second quarter even as stocks at non-automobile retailers rose marginally.
Seattle eases limit on ridesharing companies
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle lawmakers eased limits on ridesharing companies on Monday, handing a victory to a nascent industry that has emerged in scores of cities to compete with traditional taxis.
Decades to justice for Florida man on death row for 1985 murder
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – From his cell on Florida’s death row, Paul Hildwin has spent 28 years fighting for his life, waiting between cancer treatments for the state to acknowledge decade-old DNA evidence supporting his claims of innocence.
Norfolk Southern train derails in Virginia, no injuries
(Reuters) – A Norfolk Southern Corp train hauling vehicles and nail polish derailed on Monday evening in southwestern Virginia, though there were no injuries or hazardous material spilled, county and company officials said.
Billionaire’s breakup plan would chop California into six states
San Francisco (Reuters) – A long-shot effort to break California into six separate states got a boost on Monday, when the billionaire venture capitalist behind the proposal said he had gathered enough signatures to place it on the ballot in two years.
