VW labor leader seeks German-like workers council in Tennessee
WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG’s top labor leader still wants workers at the company’s plant in Tennessee to have German-style representation, an arrangement that would require the involvement of a U.S. trade union such as the United Auto…
Judge declines to halt ‘Obamacare’ insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Foes of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law lost a bid on Tuesday to put an immediate stop to a key part of the law – the insurance subsidies in the 34 U.S. states that declined to establish their own online marketplaces.
San Francisco commuter train service restarts after strike
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco’s commuter trains lumbered back into operation for the first time in five days early on Tuesday after union workers reached a tentative labor deal with management, ending a strike that paralyzed the nation’s fift…
U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels to take flight again in 2014 season
(Reuters) – The renowned Blue Angels precision flying team will return to the skies next year for a full air show season after being grounded for much of 2013 because of federal spending cuts, the U.S. Navy said.
Americans skeptical of leaders, economy after budget standoff: polls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans surveyed after the political standoff that shut down the U.S. government for more than two weeks are skeptical of the efficacy of their Congressional leaders and pessimistic about the current and future health of the ec…
Protecting Detroit pensions may violate bankruptcy code: judge
DETROIT (Reuters) – The federal judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy filing called the city’s pension funds “unsecured creditors” and stated that any special protections for them would violate federal bankruptcy law.
One killed, two wounded in shooting on Las Vegas Strip
(Reuters) – A man who wanted his money back after paying to enter a Las Vegas nightclub shot three people, killing one, when the club management refused to make a refund, police said on Monday.
One killed, two wounded in shooting on Las Vegas Strip
(Reuters) – A man who wanted his money back after paying to enter a Las Vegas nightclub shot three people, killing one, when the club management refused to make a refund, police said on Monday.
Man confesses to Missouri mosque and clinic fires, prosecutors say
(Reuters) – A Missouri man has confessed to twice trying to set a Planned Parenthood Clinic on fire and also admitted to setting a blaze that destroyed a mosque in the same town in 2012, federal prosecutors said in court documents filed on Monday.
Colorado theater gunman coerced into incriminating statements, defense says
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Police coerced movie theater gunman James Holmes into talking about explosives found in his apartment after he shot 12 people to death, and those statements should be barred from his murder trial, defense lawyers argued in…
