U.S. services growth quickens in January: Markit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Growth in the U.S. services sector quickened to a four-month high in January and hiring remained robust, an industry report showed on Wednesday.
New York mayor to skip St. Patrick’s parade over gay group exclusion
(Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will not march in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, an annual spectacle that draws about 1 million people to Fifth Avenue, because event organizers do not allow gay-rights groups to participate.
Gunwoman wounds employee at Washington state health office
(Reuters) – A 46-year-old woman opened fire in a medical building on a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs campus in southern Washington state on Tuesday, wounding an employee, officials said.
Detroit’s bankruptcy tab at $13.7 million and growing
(Reuters) – Detroit’s price tag for lawyers, consultants and other professionals hit $13.7 million in the first 75 days of its historic bankruptcy, according to a report filed late Tuesday by a court-appointed fee examiner.
U.S. to launch ‘climate hubs’ to help farmers face climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration will announce on Wednesday the formation of seven “climate hubs” to help farmers and rural communities adapt to extreme weather conditions and other effects of climate change, a White House…
Slain U.S. border agent could not feel legs before dying: prosecutors
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A slain federal agent’s last moments alive after a face-off with bandits in a dry, desert creek in southern Arizona have come to light as federal prosecutors prepare to sentence one of the Mexican nationals at the scene.
Obamacare to cut work hours by equivalent of 2 million jobs: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s healthcare law will reduce the American workforce by the equivalent of 2 million full-time workers in 2017, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, prompting Republicans to paint the law as bad m…
Los Angeles police found at fault in mistaken identity shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Eight Los Angeles police officers broke their department’s policy when they opened fire on two women, wounding them after mistaking their truck for one driven by a rogue ex-cop wanted in a manhunt, officials said on Tuesday.
Oklahoma teen testifies co-defendant fired shot that killed Australian
DUNCAN, Oklahoma (Reuters) – One of three Oklahoma teenagers charged with fatally shooting an Australian student athlete who was jogging in a small town in August testified on Tuesday that a co-defendant had pulled the trigger and later said he thought…
California lawmakers preparing $644 million drought relief bill
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s senate leader is preparing a $644 million emergency drought relief bill designed to quickly fund shovel-ready projects to combat the state’s severe water shortage, according to a draft of the bill.
