Michigan proposes adopting strictest lead-testing rules in country
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan officials and water experts on Friday proposed the state adopt what would be the nation’s strictest lead-testing rules in response to a water crisis in city of Flint that has fueled widespread public outrage.
Opening arguments to begin in trial of Ohio man charged with killing three women
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Opening arguments are slated to begin on Friday in the trial of an Ohio man who may face a death sentence after being charged with killing three women and wrapping their bodies in garbage bags.
SeaWorld picks two theme park veterans for its board
(Reuters) – Theme park operator SeaWorld Entertainment Inc said on Friday it had added a theme park veteran to its board and nominated another as it seeks to reverse sliding attendance.
Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce
LONDON (Reuters) – Mars Food plans to tell customers to eat some of its Dolmio pasta sauces and macaroni cheese only once a week to maintain a balanced diet because of the products’ high levels of salt, sugar or fat.
Four soldiers injured in Humvee crash in New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four soldiers were injured, two of them critically, when their military vehicle overturned on a New Jersey highway on Thursday, state police said.
Thousands march for $15 hourly wages across United States
(Reuters) – Thousands of low-wage workers marched in New York, Los Angeles and other U.S. cities on Thursday calling for minimum pay of $15 an hour in a cause that has scored major legislative victories in California and New York state in recent weeks….
Tennessee governor vetoes law christening Bible as official book
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – The governor of Tennessee vetoed legislation on Thursday that would have made the Christian Bible the state’s official book, saying it would violate the U.S. Constitution, but lawmakers vowed to hold a vote to overrule his …
California appeals court upholds teacher job protection laws
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California appeals court sided with unions on Thursday in overturning a lower-court ruling that declared tenure and other job protection laws for public school teachers to be unconstitutional.
Manson follower Van Houten recommended for parole after more than four decades
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters) – Leslie Van Houten, who as a follower of cult leader Charles Manson took part in one of the most notorious mass murders of the 20th century, on Thursday was recommended for parole, a first step towards freedom after more …
No more jail for priest in Chicago case of missing Stradivarius
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Catholic priest was sentenced to time served on Thursday for trying to help a convicted mob hit man recover a purported Stradivarius violin hidden in the wall of a house, local media reported.
