Arizona mosque, site of anti-Islam protest, holds ‘love not hate’ event
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona mosque where hundreds gathered last week for an anti-Islam demonstration, with counter-protesters shouting “Go home, Nazis,” was the site of a “love not hate” event on Monday to promote peace and inclusiveness, participan…
Trial for Los Angeles officer accused of kicking woman who died nears end
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Attorneys offered closing arguments on Monday in the case of a white Los Angeles police officer accused of assaulting a black woman who died shortly after saying “I can’t breathe” while being restrained in the back of a patrol c…
New prosecutor for retrial of deli worker in New York boy’s murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The lead prosecutor in the Etan Patz murder trial, which ended in a mistrial with a hung jury last month, has stepped down to run for office and a new prosecutor will retry the case, local media reported on Monday.
Takata will change design for certain air bag inflators
(Reuters) – Takata Corp said on Monday that it will continue producing air bags that use ammonium nitrate propellant, but will change the design of the driver-side air bag inflators.
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.
