New York’s next mayor de Blasio to live in Gracie Mansion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 214-year-old mansion that has served as the official residence for New York City mayors since World War Two will welcome its first full-time occupants in 12 years when Bill de Blasio is sworn in as mayor in January.
GM doesn’t owe $450 million in retiree benefits: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – A federal judge said General Motors Co is not required to pay $450 million to cover medical benefits for retirees, in a defeat for the United Auto Workers union.
Missouri awaits U.S. Supreme Court ruling on execution
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Missouri was set on Wednesday to put to death a man convicted in the 1994 murder of a motorist who stopped to assist him, should the U.S. Supreme Court lift a last-minute stay before a 24-hour warrant for his execution…
Reporter can keep sources secret in Colorado theater shooting – court
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) – A Fox News reporter will not have to divulge the confidential sources who provided information for her story on the 2012 mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater, New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday, reversing two lo…
Two infant skeletons found in dead Ohio woman’s home
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Two “infant-size” skeletons found in a foot locker inside the mobile home of an Ohio woman who died in November will require the examination of anthropologists, police said on Wednesday.
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…
