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 …
U.S. missionary jailed in North Korea ‘alone and ailing’: mother
(Reuters) – The mother of jailed U.S. missionary Kenneth Bae, who is serving a 15-year sentence for state subversion in North Korea, said that her son remained isolated and was desperate for contact to the outside world a year after he was first detain…
Detroit emergency manager pressed on pension cuts at bankruptcy trial
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit’s unions called witnesses on Monday to testify that the city does not belong in bankruptcy including representatives of a union and retirees who said a negotiated settlement of the city’s debts had been possible before it fi…
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.
Boehner opposes landmark U.S. gay-rights bill, dimming its chances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Monday opposed a bill to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, dimming the chances of the White House-backed measure becoming law.
Florida man found guilty of killing NFL’s Sean Taylor
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida jury on Monday convicted 23-year-old Eric Rivera, Jr. of second-degree murder in the 2007 slaying of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor during a botched burglary at his Miami-area home.
