California pension rate hikes loom after Calpers vote
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California and many of its cities will soon be paying more for public pensions after the state’s giant retirement system voted on Tuesday to change the way it calculates contributions.
Health experts warn of water contamination from California drought
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California’s drought has put 10 communities at acute risk of running out of drinking water in 60 days, and worsened numerous other health and safety problems, public health officials in the most populous U.S. state sa…
U.S. judge dismisses price-fixing claim against hotels, websites
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of major U.S. hotel chains and online travel companies on Tuesday won the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit accusing them of an industry-wide conspiracy to fix the online prices of hotel rooms.
Georgia House votes to allow weapons in bars, churches
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday voted to allow bars and churches to decide for themselves whether to let gun owners carry weapons into their buildings.
Montana judge admits fault for blaming victim of rape
(Reuters) – A Montana judge, under fire for suggesting a 14-year-old girl was partly to blame for being raped by a teacher, admitted on Tuesday that he violated judicial standards and invited censure from the state’s highest court, documents show.
Montana judge admits fault for blaming victim of rape
(Reuters) – A Montana judge, under fire for suggesting a 14-year-old girl was partly to blame for being raped by a teacher, admitted on Tuesday that he violated judicial standards and invited censure from the state’s highest court, documents show.
Minimum wage hike urged for Los Angeles hotel workers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three Los Angeles City Council members have launched a bid to nearly double the minimum wage for hotel workers in the U.S.’s second-largest metropolis to $15.37 an hour, among the highest rates proposed for any of the country’s …
U.S. border agent shoots, kills person in California scuffle
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) – A U.S. border agent on patrol in Southern California shot and killed a suspected illegal immigrant during a confrontation not far from the border with Mexico, after the agent was pelted with rocks, officials said.
Arizona lawmaker proposes $30 million U.S.-Mexico border ‘virtual fence’
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona could spend $30 million to construct a “virtual fence” to ensure the federal government is securing the U.S.-Mexico border from drug smugglers and illegal immigrants under a measure that has narrowly advanced in the state le…
U.S. Northeast rock salt supply at critical low as more snow falls
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Successive winter storms led to critical shortages of rock salt in the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday including Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania, while New Jersey scrambled to secure a huge shipment stuck at a port in Maine.
