Tiny caskets: Illinois group gives funerals to abandoned babies
CHICAGO (Reuters) – More than a year after he was found dead in a plastic shopping bag, a newborn boy was laid to rest in a tiny white casket, covered with blue and white flowers.
Supreme Court takes up major case on public sector union fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to take up a case that could weaken public sector unions, a challenge by 10 nonunion public school teachers who say California’s requirement that they pay the equivalent of union dues viol…
Maine inn’s essay contest did not violate law, state police say
(Reuters) – A Maine innkeeper broke no laws when she offered to give away her historic hotel to the winner of an essay contest that charged a $125 entry fee, state police said on Tuesday following an investigation into the contest.
U.S. justices take up new Arizona redistricting panel challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to take up a fresh challenge to a commission in Arizona that draws legislative districts just a day after ruling on a related case.
Technosport recalls dive mask over lenses that shatter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Technosport Inc is recalling about 2,600 scuba diving masks because the glass lenses can shatter, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
Fire destroys historic Oregon baseball stadium
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A historic Oregon baseball stadium was destroyed on Monday in a blaze that prompted evacuations of several dozen homes within a two-block radius.
California oil train risks worse in minority areas: report
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Californians most exposed to the risks of oil train derailments or fires overwhelmingly live in poorer, minority neighborhoods, two environmental groups in the state said on Tuesday.
Milwaukee museum to display portrait of pope made of condoms
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – The Milwaukee Art Museum says it hopes a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made of condoms will ignite a conversation about the AIDS epidemic in Africa and the role art plays in public discussions, director Dan Keegan said on Monday.
Obama plans to expand overtime eligibility for millions of workers
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced a proposal that would make nearly 5 million more workers eligible for overtime pay, a move that would touch nearly every sector of the U.S. economy and could face legal challenges.
Arizona to pay firefighter families $670,000 over wildfire deaths
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona will pay a total of $670,000 to the families of the 19 elite firefighters killed in the country’s deadliest wildfire in 80 years and has agreed to reform the way it fights wildfires, state officials said.
