Los Angeles schools seeking refund over botched iPad plan: LA Times
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Unified School District is seeking a refund from Apple Inc over the district’s bungled $1.3 billion effort to supply students with iPads, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday.
U.S. fast-food workers mark Tax Day demanding higher wages
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fast-food workers rallied in U.S. cities on Wednesday to demand higher pay, using the April 15 deadline for filing tax returns to publicize their claim that they cannot survive on the hourly wages paid by many U.S. corporations.
Beech-Nut baby food recalled over fear of glass contamination
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal food inspectors have announced the recall of 1,920 pounds of sweet potato and chicken baby food made by Beech-Nut Nutrition, saying it may be contaminated with small pieces of glass.
$400,000 worth of art stolen from ‘The Simpsons’ co-creator’s foundation: CNS
(Reuters) – Artwork worth $400,000 has been stolen from the Sam Simon Foundation in Malibu, California, set up by late “The Simpsons” co-creator Sam Simon, the California wire agency City News Service (CNS) reported on Wednesday.
Conservationists praise U.S. regulators vote to end sardine season
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Federal regulators voted on Wednesday to end the current U.S. sardine season immediately in an effort to restore depleted populations of the small, oily fish.
Federal grand jury probes NY Senate’s Skelos, son: New York Times
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal grand jury is considering evidence in a possible case against New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
In drought-stricken California, cities push back against steep water cuts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Cities set to feel the brunt of California’s mandated cutbacks in water use pushed back on Wednesday, calling a plan by regulators to demand reductions of as much as 35 percent in some communities unfair.
Florida mayors call on residents to fight nuclear expansion project
MIAMI (Reuters) – A group of South Florida mayors are escalating their campaign against plans to expand a nuclear power plant near Miami that involves constructing 100-foot (30-meter) tall transmissions lines through some of the area’s toniest neighbor…
Texas executes man for murder of San Antonio policeman
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Wednesday executed a 34-year-old man convicted of seizing a gun from a San Antonio police officer and fatally shooting him in a struggle in 2001, a prison spokesman said.
U.S. defense official cites concerns about attacks on satellites
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work on Wednesday underscored growing concerns about potential threats to key military and intelligence satellites, and said the U.S. government needed innovative and integrated ways t…
