Washington city council ups minimum wage to $11.50 per hour in 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s city council on Tuesday approved raising the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour, one of the highest rates among U.S. cities and part of the wealthy region’s push to hike base pay.
Florida man tries to trade alligator for beer, gets cited
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida man walked into a convenience store with a live alligator and tried to trade it for a 12-pack of beer, according to wildlife authorities who cited him with illegally capturing the animal.
Mega Millions prize could set U.S. lottery record
(Reuters) – A last-minute ticket buying frenzy a week before Christmas inflated Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot to $636 million, threatening to become the biggest U.S. lottery prize in history, a game official said.
Nearly half of Americans like ‘Happy Holidays’ as greeting: poll
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Nearly half of Americans say stores and businesses should greet customers with “Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings” instead of “Merry Christmas” out of respect for people of different faiths, according to a poll released on Tues…
As bond insurers drop objections, Detroit bankruptcy progresses
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit’s path through bankruptcy began to take shape on Tuesday, with a second bond insurance firm ready to drop its objections to a controversial city financing plan, joining another bond insurer, bondholders and a committee of re…
Ferry runs aground off North Carolina coast, injuring 13
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Thirteen people sustained non-life threatening injuries on Tuesday when a passenger ferry ran aground off North Carolina’s coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
U.S. judge rules faith groups exempt from contraception mandate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has ruled that four organizations with ties to the Roman Catholic church are exempt from a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires them to provide coverage for contraceptive services and counseling to their …
Bolivia to ask Washington to extradite escaped U.S. businessman
LIMA (Reuters) – Bolivia said it will ask Washington to extradite a U.S. businessman who fled the South American country after being imprisoned for alleged money laundering.
Penn State officials argue to toss out Sandusky-related charges
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Three Penn State administrators accused of covering up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky headed for court on Tuesday to argue that their case should be dismissed because their attorney testified aga…
U.S. Holocaust museum gets long lost diary from top Hitler aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The long-lost diary kept by a top aide to Adolf Hitler as he oversaw the genocide against Jews and others during World War Two, a key piece of evidence during the Nuremberg trials, was handed over on Tuesday to the U.S. Holocaust…
