U.S. regulator warns of rust on brakes in cold-weather states
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators on Thursday warned millions of owners of older model vehicles in “Rust Belt” states to get their brake systems checked for corrosion, a warning that stems from a long-running investigation of complaints about …
Surge in voter turnout gives blacks new voice in Ferguson, Missouri
(Reuters) – A surge in voter turnout helped elect two new black city council members in Ferguson, a Missouri city found by the U.S. Justice Department to be rife with racial abuses in its police and court systems.
Texas to execute man who killed two in convenience store robbery
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man who fatally shot a man at a convenience store as part of a 2002 robbery and a police officer responding to the crime is set to be executed on Thursday by lethal injection.
Tsarnaev convicted in Boston bombing, may face death sentence
BOSTON (Reuters) – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on Wednesday of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and injured 264 others, and the jury will now decide whether to sentence him to death.
Family of mentally ill Florida man releases videos of police shooting
MIAMI (Reuters) – New videos showing a mentally ill Florida man being shot dead by police call into question a Miami area department’s explanation of the shooting, said attorneys for the victim’s family who released the footage on Wednesday.
U.S. Secret Service suspends supervisor accused of sex assault: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service has put a senior supervisor on leave and suspended his security clearance after a female employee accused him of assaulting her after work at the agency’s headquarters last week, the Washington Post said o…
Baltimore police used secret cell phone surveillance tech: newspaper
(Reuters) – Baltimore police used secret cell phone surveillance technology more than 4,000 times in recent years under directions from the FBI not to tell courts about its use, an officer testified on Wednesday according to media reports.
Sabra Dipping Co recalls 30,000 cases of hummus over Listeria fears
(Reuters) – Sabra Dipping Company voluntarily recalled 30,000 cases of its classic hummus nationwide over possible Listeria contamination, federal health officials and the company said on Wednesday.
California bill banning child vaccine exemptions moves ahead
(Reuters) – California lawmakers on Wednesday pushed forward a bill that would ban parents from citing their personal beliefs as a reason to let their school-going children remain unvaccinated.
Fire guts Seattle’s first legal marijuana growing operation
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A fire tore through Seattle’s first legal commercial marijuana growing operation on Wednesday, destroying thousands of plants and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, fire officials and the owner said.
