Brazil slave labor victims seek justice at Americas’ top rights court
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rights groups representing scores of Brazilian workers who they say were trafficked into slavery during the 1990s said they expected the top Americas human rights court to rule in their favor in the first case of t…
Yemeni suspect in 9/11 attacks cites Guantanamo torment with noises
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – A Yemeni man accused in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks testified on Wednesday that Guantanamo Bay guards have used noises and vibrations to torment him for years, but a prosecutor questioned his mental state.
U.S. polygamous church leaders plead not guilty to food stamp fraud
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Two leaders of a Utah-based polygamous faith on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges that they and other church members committed food stamp fraud and money laundering.
Man charged with Mississippi teen’s 2014 burning death
BATESVILLE, Miss. (Reuters) – A man has been indicted for murder in the burning death of a 19-year-old woman, a prosecutor said on Wednesday, more than a year after the crime rattled a small Mississippi town.
U.S. aviation regulator starts rule-making process for public drone flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said it would develop drone regulations allowing some unmanned aerial vehicles to fly over public areas, an authorization eagerly sought by a range of industries including real est…
Flint, amid water crisis, to be added to Consumer Price Index survey
DETROIT (Reuters) – Flint, the Michigan city known for the high lead levels in its drinking water, will also soon begin playing a regular role in how the federal government measures inflation.
Snowstorm in U.S. Midwest downs power lines, closes highways, grounds flights
(Reuters) – A major wind and snow storm downed power lines, closed highways and grounded hundreds of flights over a wide swath of the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday.
Three Colorado deputies shot, one killed during gun battle with suspect
(Reuters) – A sheriff’s deputy was killed and two other officers wounded on Wednesday in central Colorado during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who died as a result of the confrontation, a county spokeswoman said.
Minnesota apologizes, revokes ‘FMUSLMS’ vanity license plate
(Reuters) – Minnesota officials seized a “FMUSLMS” license plate and apologized for issuing it at a driver’s request, saying on Wednesday that approval procedures for so-called vanity plates were under review.
Judge upholds NYC rule on restaurant salt warnings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York judge on Wednesday shot down a challenge by a restaurant trade group and upheld a city rule requiring many chain eateries to post warnings on menu items that are high in sodium.
