U.S. Treasury’s top international hand to step down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lael Brainard, a top economic diplomat at the U.S. Treasury, will step down from her post on Friday, a Treasury official said.
U.S. appeals court halts horse-slaughter inspections
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday granted an emergency request by animal protection groups to temporarily block the U.S. government from conducting inspections of horses destined for slaughter.
Apple to open manufacturing plant in Arizona
(Reuters) – Apple Inc will open a manufacturing facility in Arizona in partnership with mineral crystal specialist GT Advanced Technologies Inc to make sapphire materials for Apple’s popular electronics devices.
Boeing seen in advanced talks to make 777X near Seattle
(Reuters) – Boeing is in advanced talks with its machinists’ union to assemble the company’s new 777X jet and build its wings in the Seattle area, several people familiar with the negotiations told Reuters.
Halloween costume, sword, may have sparked scare at Connecticut university: police
(Reuters) – Three people, including at least one student, were taken into custody at Central Connecticut State University on Monday after a security scare and lockdown that campus police said may have been caused by a student in a Halloween costume car…
Boycott threatened after racial profiling claims at Macy’s, Barneys
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Reverend Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders in New York on Monday threatened a holiday season shopping boycott after meeting with Macy’s Inc Chairman Terry Lundgren to discuss accusations of racial profiling of shoppers…
Supreme Court weighs fight over changing clothes at work
(Reuters) – Steel workers who do their jobs wearing flame-retardant gear tried to convince the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that they should be paid for the time they spend “donning and doffing” such items before and after their shifts.
Pentagon’s security chief misused authority, probe shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of Pentagon security forces misused his authority by treating employees to a golf outing during the workday, relying on others to fetch his lunch and improperly getting a relative into an agency firing range, a Pentagon …
Accused LAX gunman’s family says they are cooperating with authorities
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The family of the man charged with a deadly shooting frenzy at Los Angeles International Airport said on Monday they have fully cooperated with investigators and expressed sympathy for relatives of the security agent slain in th…
Wisconsin voter ID law trial begins in federal court
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin state law requiring voters to present photo identification went on trial in federal court on Monday, with critics arguing that the law would discourage African-American and Latino residents from casting ballots, while …
