States ask U.S. Congress to launch inquiry of herbal supplements
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of 14 state attorneys general on Thursday asked the U.S. Congress to investigate the herbal supplements industry after a New York probe of the products turned up ingredients that were not listed on labels and raised safety …
Donations top $100k for Washington florist who refused to serve gay wedding
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Supporters have raised more than $100,000 to pay the legal fees of a Washington state florist who was sued for refusing to sell a gay couple flowers for their wedding because of her religious beliefs, an online donation site said on…
Drought-parched California expecting welcome dose of spring rain
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A spring storm was expected to bring several inches of rain to some areas of drought-parched California and up to two feet of snow to mountains beginning late on Monday, just days after Governor Jerry Brown ordered sweeping cuts…
Aide to U.S. Senator Ayotte arrested in prostitution sting
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – A top aide to Republican U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire has resigned following his arrest in a prostitution sting.
New Jersey Supreme Court to take up pension funding appeal
(Reuters) – The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the state’s appeal of a lawsuit over pension contributions, a case with billions of dollars of public funding at stake and the end of a budget year looming.
Three dead after van carrying musicians crashes in Georgia
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Three people were killed and eight others injured early Monday in Georgia when a van carrying musicians from two bands veered off a freeway and struck a tree, police said.
U.S. top court won’t hear appeal by former Cuba prisoner Gross
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by Alan Gross, the U.S. contractor imprisoned in Cuba for five years who had sued the U.S. government for negligence.
Hollywood studios defeat animators’ hiring lawsuit
(Reuters) – A federal judge has thrown out an antitrust lawsuit accusing major Hollywood animation studios of trying to drive down animators’ wages through an illegal anti-poaching conspiracy.
U.S. man accused in worldwide online child sex exploitation case
(Reuters) – A federal grand jury has handed down new child sexual exploitation charges against a California man who investigators now suspect obtained sexually explicit images of more than 300 underage victims from the United States and worldwide.
New York commuters rescued from subway train when tracks smoke
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of New York City commuters were rescued on Monday morning when a subway train stalled for more than an hour in a tunnel due to smoke rising from the tracks, transit officials said.
