Pepperidge Farm sues Trader Joe’s over Milano cookie
(Reuters) – A Trader Joe’s cookie has left a bad taste in Pepperidge Farm’s mouth.
Arkansas Supreme Court halts decision on disclosure of execution drugs
LITTLE ROCK (Reuters) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday put on hold a decision a day earlier by a lower court judge who ordered the state to disclose information about the drugs it plans to use in executions, as well as the supplier of the chemica…
Jury mulls case of Arizona couple accused of imprisoning girls
(Story corrects spelling of lawyer’s surname to Skitzki in paragraphs 11, 12)
Muslim Americans fear demonization of Islam after mass shooting
DEARBORN, Mich. (Reuters) – Muslim Americans fear their religion will be demonized and Islamophobia will spread after a young Muslim couple was accused of carrying out one of the bloodiest mass killings in the United States.
No warning signs before California couple’s deadly rampage: lawyer
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – The couple accused of killing 14 people at a holiday party in California gave no indication of their plans ahead of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States in three years, a lawyer for the deceased shooters’ …
U.S. authorities look for militant links to shooters in California mass slaying
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – The couple suspected of killing 14 people at a holiday party in California amassed thousands of rounds of ammunition and a dozen pipe bombs, authorities said on Thursday as they sought clues to the pair’s motives and …
Woodrow Wilson’s racism ‘did some harm,’ great-grandson says
(Reuters) – Woodrow Wilson made “mistakes along the issues of race,” his great-grandson concedes, but he says heeding demands that Princeton University remove the former U.S. president’s name from campus buildings would not heal current racial tensions…
New York pension fund launches $2 billion low-carbon index
(Reuters) – New York State’s pension fund launched a $2 billion low-carbon index which will exclude or reduce investment in high-emitting industries such as coal mining, the State Comptroller said on Friday.
U.S. gun control activists newly optimistic, but change may be elusive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After years of thwarted efforts to tighten restrictions on firearms, gun control activists are heralding the 2016 elections as a watershed moment.
Baltimore police trial resumes after Freddie Gray arrest video draws tears
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – The trial of a Baltimore police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of a young black man is due to resume on Friday, a day after prosecutors showed a video of his arrest that reduced his family to tears.
