Ballot measure to enact $15 minimum wage near Seattle wins narrow victory
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A voter initiative to enact a $15 minimum wage for thousands of workers in a Seattle suburb that houses the region’s main international airport won a narrow victory on Tuesday that proponents hailed as a signal moment in…
Americans back Iran deal by 2-to-1 margin: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans back a newly brokered nuclear deal with Iran by a 2-to-1 margin and are very wary of the United States resorting to military action against Tehran even if the historic diplomatic effort falls through, a Reuters/Ipsos po…
Detroit retirees drop objection to interest-rate swap deal
DETROIT (Reuters) – The committee representing Detroit’s retirees in bankruptcy proceedings on Tuesday withdrew its objection to a deal Detroit reached to end some interest-rate swap agreements.
Cuba suspends consular services in U.S., blames embargo
MIAMI (Reuters) – Cuba is shutting down nearly all of its consular services in the United States until further notice after it said no bank would handle its business, the government announced on Tuesday, blaming the situation on the longstanding U.S. e…
Ohio school employees put on leave after Steubenville rape case
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The top school official in Steubenville, Ohio, has been put on leave after his indictment on charges that he obstructed an investigation into the rape of a drunk teenage girl at a party in 2012, the district school board said Tues…
Winter storm lashes eastern U.S., threatens Thanksgiving travel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful storm dumped heavy rain and snow over much of the eastern United States on Tuesday, threatening to snarl travel plans for millions of people over the busy Thanksgiving holiday, forecasters said.
Nurse killed, 4 wounded in Texas hospital stabbing spree
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man armed with a knife killed a nurse and wounded four other people in a stabbing spree in a Texas hospital on Tuesday, and police said they had arrested the adult son of a hospital patient in connection with the attack.
At least 10 Haitians die, 110 saved from capsized ship in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters) – At least 10 Haitian migrants were killed and 110 were rescued after clinging to the hull and mast of an overloaded wooden sloop that capsized in the Bahamas, U.S. and Bahamian officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. court refuses to dismiss plot case against Bin Laden’s son-in-law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, who once served as a spokesman for al Qaeda, on Tuesday failed to win the dismissal of a U.S. indictment accusing him of conspiring to kill Americans.
U.S. Army officer who blamed twin for sexual assaults pleads guilty
DENVER (Reuters) – A U.S. Army officer who initially blamed his identical twin brother for a series of sexual assaults on underage girls because they share the same DNA pleaded guilty to the crimes on Tuesday, prosecutors said.
