New York college student dies after hazing incident in Poconos
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Police are investigating the death of a college student who suffered brain trauma after “too many” tackles during a fraternity hazing incident over the weekend in the Poconos, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Boeing, machinists begin second meeting on 777X, union says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boeing Co and machinists union leaders met on Wednesday, their second consecutive day of meetings in an effort to bring Boeing’s new jetliner program, the 777X, to Washington state, according to the union.
Stubborn U.S. gender pay gap narrows, but worries remain: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pay gap between U.S. men and women is closing but younger women face lingering uncertainty about their future earning power, research released on Wednesday showed.
Woman confesses to strangling her newborn in NYC suburb: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A mother has confessed to strangling her newborn baby and tossing the body in a dumpster in a suburb north of New York City, police said on Wednesday.
E-cigarettes: a burning question for U.S. regulators
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bub…
U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with child abduction case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared conflicted as the justices considered whether a father who lives in the United Kingdom has the legal authority to seek the immediate return of his daughter, who was taken to New York b…
Former Google executive to run U.S. patent office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Google Inc executive Michelle Lee has been named deputy director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and will run the agency until a new director is named, the agency said on Wednesday.
After Newtown, focus of U.S. gun control battle shifts to states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the year since the massacre of 26 schoolchildren and adults in Newtown, Connecticut, efforts to pass gun legislation have stalled in the U.S. Congress but shifted to the states, helped by the deep pockets of outgoing New York …
Pilots of Asiana crash knew speed was low: documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pilots of an Asiana Airlines Inc plane that crash-landed in San Francisco last summer were aware the plane was traveling too slowly and tried to correct it in the final seconds before impact, according to documents released on We…
Union machinists held talks with Boeing on 777X
(Reuters) – The union representing Boeing Co’s Seattle area machinists said its leaders had met with top executives of the airplane maker on Tuesday about restarting talks that could see the new 777X jetliner built in Washington state, where the curren…
