California Senate passes bill to raise minimum wage to $11 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s minimum wage would rise to $11 per hour next year under a bill passed by the state senate on Monday.
U.S. military lab shipped live anthrax samples to Canada: USA Today
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Live anthrax samples were shipped to three laboratories in Canada by a U.S. military lab, USA Today reported on Monday, following disclosures last week that samples of the bacteria were mistakenly sent to 11 U.S. states and two o…
Lockheed F-35s get major role in U.S. military exercise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet will play a major role in a large U.S. military exercise this week for the first time, marking another milestone for the Pentagon’s largest weapons program, Air Force officials said Monday….
School banned speech by gay Colorado valedictorian as inappropriate
DENVER (Reuters) – School officials said on Monday they banned a Colorado high school valedictorian’s commencement speech – in which had planned to come out as gay – because his comments were inappropriate.
San Francisco lawmakers advance proposal to require soda warning labels
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A panel of San Francisco lawmakers voted on Monday to advance a package of laws targeting soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages, including what would be the first warning label in the United States.
About 55 people at Utah homeless shelter suffer food poisoning
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – About 55 people, including some children, fell ill with suspected food poisoning at a homeless shelter in Salt Lake City on the weekend, and authorities were investigating the source of the illness, officials said on Monday.
California woman arrested in death of husband she reported missing
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California woman who had reported her husband missing has been arrested on suspicion of murder after his body was found in a shallow grave, and two friends were being held for allegedly helping her dispose of the body, autho…
U.S. tightens airport security after screeners fail undercover tests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Monday he had ordered improved security at U.S. airports after media reports that checkpoint screeners failed to detect mock explosives and weapons in 95 percent of tests carried ou…
Alaska governor issues 10,000 layoff notices amid budget wrangling
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska Governor Bill Walker issued layoff notes on Monday to more than 10,000 state employees, serving notice of a partial government shutdown that would begin on July 1 unless state lawmakers can agree on a budget for the fo…
New York’s Stonewall Inn, gay landmark, poised for historical status
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Stonewall Inn, the bar considered the birthplace of the U.S. gay rights movement, could move a step closer to historical status on Tuesday after a meeting of New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.
