Seattle approves hike in minimum wage to $15 per hour
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The Seattle city council voted unanimously on Monday to approve a sharp increase in the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next seven years, marking the first time a major U.S. city has committed to such a high base level o…
Police arrest protesters who stormed Albuquerque mayor’s office
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Police in New Mexico arrested more than a dozen protesters including a University of New Mexico professor who stormed and briefly occupied the Albuquerque mayor’s office on Monday in a demonstration against what they called…
Intel VP among six Mt. Rainier climbers missing and presumed dead
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An Intel vice president is among six climbers missing and presumed dead in the worst accident in three decades on Washington’s Mount Rainier, the company said on Monday as search efforts for the group were scaled back.
Transgender man sues NY City over locker room access
New York, Reuters – A transgender man has sued the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for discrimination, saying staff at a public pool told him to use the women’s locker room.
Bear badly mauls hunter in Montana
(Reuters) – A man who was hunting for bears with his father in a remote corner of southwestern Montana had the tables turned on him when he was mauled by a bruin over the weekend, state wildlife officials said on Monday.
Seattle approves hike in minimum wage to $15 per hour
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The Seattle city council voted unanimously on Monday to approve a sharp increase in the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next seven years, marking the first time a major U.S. city has committed to such a high base level o…
Missouri man admits bogus threats to city water supplies
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – A Missouri man pleaded guilty on Monday to making bogus telephone reports in October that water supplies would be contaminated in four cities in Missouri and Kansas.
Wisconsin girls, 12, charged with trying to kill classmate
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls were charged as adults with attempted murder on Monday after authorities said they lured a middle school classmate into the woods in a Milwaukee suburb and stabbed her 19 times in an attack inspired…
Virginia group hoists second huge Confederate flag along highway
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Motorists traveling a major Virginia highway now have a second supersized Confederate flag to catch their attention, even though the first banner drew protests and debate.
Acting VA chief vows to get U.S. veterans into clinics, stop abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting chief of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday pledged to swiftly address medical scheduling abuses at the agency and get thousands of veterans off waiting lists and into clinics for care.
