Florida cracks down on people posing pets as service animals
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – People who try to sneak their pets into restaurants, airplanes and other public places by claiming they are specially trained service animals could face 60 days in jail under a Florida law taking effect on Wednesday.
Texas grandmother survives for two days after crashing car into ravine
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A 75-year-old Texas woman who crashed her car into a rural ravine and fractured her spine survived for two days by drinking three cans of soda and water she collected with a rag, police said on Tuesday.
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.
