U.S. lawmakers vote to scrap meat labeling laws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to repeal meat labeling laws, which were widely backed by U.S. consumer groups, after Canada and Mexico threatened $3 billion in trade sanctions.
Vehicle strikes four Washington state teens, killing two
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two Washington state high school students were killed and two more seriously injured after the group was struck from behind by a sport utility vehicle during a gym class walk, state police said on Wednesday.
Lawsuit alleges mistreatment at Border Patrol facilities in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Border Patrol complaining immigrants were unlawfully held for extended periods in freezing, filthy holding cells in Arizona, plaintiffs’ attorneys said on Wednesday.
Four hurt in explosion in industrial area near San Diego
POWAY, Calif. (Reuters) – An explosion rocked a San Diego area energy storage depot on Wednesday, shattering concrete, blowing out a loading dock bay door and sending four people to the hospital, officials said.
Lawsuit alleges mistreatment at Border Patrol facilities in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Border Patrol complaining that immigrants were unconstitutionally held for extended periods in freezing, filthy holding cells in Arizona, plaintiffs’ attorneys said o…
Chicago police union fights policy banning visible tattoos
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The union representing Chicago police officers is fighting a new uniform policy, set to begin on Friday, that requires officers with visible tattoos to cover them up, a union official said on Wednesday.
Activists demand Los Angeles officer be charged over shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Civil rights activists called on Wednesday for criminal charges against one of two Los Angeles police officers in the shooting death of an unarmed black man, after the city’s police commission found the officer had violated depa…
U.S. charges New York jail guards over 2012 inmate death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two jail guards who have worked at New York City’s Rikers Island complex were arrested on Wednesday on federal charges stemming from an assault that led to the death of an inmate there in December 2012.
Suspect charged with murder over illegal buttocks augmentation
DALLAS (Reuters) – One suspect was charged with murder on Wednesday and another was sought on a similar charge on suspicion of providing illegal butt augmentation injections in a Dallas salon, which likely resulted in one woman’s death.
Florida governor signs bill requiring two clinic visits, waiting period for abortion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Women seeking abortions in Florida will be required to make two visits to a clinic, with a mandatory 24-hour waiting period in between, to end a pregnancy under a bill signed into law on Wednesday.
