Vermont to raise minimum wage to $10.50, highest of any U.S. state
BOSTON (Reuters) – Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin on Monday signed a law that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $10.50 an hour by 2018, higher than any other U.S. state
Three found shot dead on Chicago’s South Side, two wounded: police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two women and one man were found shot to death and two other men were wounded on Chicago’s South Side on Monday in what appears to be a domestic incident, Chicago police said.
U.S. officials seek help identifying child pornography suspect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal authorities sought help from the public on Monday in trying to identify a Connecticut man suspected of distributing child pornography as part of a large underground network.
Supreme Court protester against social media firings collapses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Delaware lawyer on a hunger strike over Internet privacy has ended his protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court after collapsing and being taken to a hospital, he said on Monday.
Supreme Court rules against immigrants over visa eligibility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that children waiting with their parents for immigration visas must go to the back of the line once they reach the age of 21.
Drone test flights starting in Nevada: FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The third of six U.S. test sites chosen to perform research on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, has started operations in Nevada, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday.
World’s oldest man dies in New York at 111
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The world’s oldest man has died in New York at age 111, according to the senior citizen residence where he lived.
Las Vegas cop killers may have white supremacy links: report
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Law enforcement officials are looking into whether a man and woman who killed two Las Vegas police officers and a third person before killing themselves Sunday had links to the white supremacy movement, according to a report on Mo…
U.S. top court leaves intact jury verdicts against big tobacco
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a series of appeals filed mainly by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co seeking to overturn Florida court rulings worth more than $70 million in favor of customers who sued over injuries ass…
Sterling suit against NBA holds up Clippers’ sale, commissioner says
SAN ANTONIO Texas (Reuters) – National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver said on Sunday a single obstacle blocked completion of the $2-billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers – a lawsuit brought by embattled owner Donald Sterling against…
