Amid slight data, Michigan’s right-to-work law fight rages on
LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) – When Michigan became the 24th right-to-work state in December 2012, conservatives hailed it as a sign the Rust Belt state was “open for business,” union workers decried the law as “union busting” and labor leaders vowed to…
Oakland settles claims with U.S. veteran hurt in Occupy protests
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The City of Oakland has agreed to pay $645,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a U.S. veteran of the war in Afghanistan who was injured during a confrontation with police at an Occupy protest two years ago, a city official said…
In Arkansas, crucial Obamacare hub draws little notice
ROGERS, Arkansas (Reuters) – In an unmarked building on the outskirts of this old railroad town, hundreds of workers are going about the unglamorous work of expanding the United States’ social safety net.
Prosecutors drop domestic violence charges against George Zimmerman
MIAMI (Reuters) – Prosecutors dropped assault charges against George Zimmerman stemming from a domestic dispute involving his girlfriend last month, a Florida State Attorney said on Wednesday.
Former President George H.W. Bush joins Twitter
(Reuters) – George H.W. Bush has joined Twitter and in his first tweet the former U.S. president said he wished he could have attended the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in South Africa.
New York’s next mayor de Blasio to live in Gracie Mansion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 214-year-old mansion that has served as the official residence for New York City mayors since World War Two will welcome its first full-time occupants in 12 years when Bill de Blasio is sworn in as mayor in January.
GM doesn’t owe $450 million in retiree benefits: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – A federal judge said General Motors Co is not required to pay $450 million to cover medical benefits for retirees, in a defeat for the United Auto Workers union.
Missouri awaits U.S. Supreme Court ruling on execution
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Missouri was set on Wednesday to put to death a man convicted in the 1994 murder of a motorist who stopped to assist him, should the U.S. Supreme Court lift a last-minute stay before a 24-hour warrant for his execution…
Reporter can keep sources secret in Colorado theater shooting – court
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) – A Fox News reporter will not have to divulge the confidential sources who provided information for her story on the 2012 mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater, New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday, reversing two lo…
Two infant skeletons found in dead Ohio woman’s home
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Two “infant-size” skeletons found in a foot locker inside the mobile home of an Ohio woman who died in November will require the examination of anthropologists, police said on Wednesday.
