U.S. West Coast ports talks break for night without deal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shipping executives and union leaders for dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports ended a third straight day of contract talks late on Thursday without a settlement, despite arm-twisting from the U.S. labor secretary, but planned t…
Food companies aim to reinvent diet foods to stay relevant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumers are shifting away from weight-management foods, forcing companies ranging from Kellogg Co to Nestle SA to change ingredients and focus their marketing on different health benefits as sales slip.
For Obamacare challengers, a Supreme Court case built for speed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court case that could shatter President Barack Obama’s healthcare law this year was launched as a backup plan by a libertarian group and a powerful Washington lawyer frustrated by the slow progress of their original lawsuit.
Removed from ventilator, Bobbi Kristina Brown’s condition unchanged: source
(Reuters) – Doctors have taken Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late singer Whitney Houston, off the ventilator that has helped her breathe since she was found unresponsive in a bathtub last month, but no decisions have been made to take her off life …
Removed from ventilator, Bobbi Kristina Brown’s condition unchanged: source
(Reuters) – Doctors have taken Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late singer Whitney Houston, off the ventilator that has helped her breathe since she was found unresponsive in a bathtub last month, but no decisions have been made to take her off life …
Family of Mexican farm worker slain in Washington state seeks new autopsy
KENNEWICK, Wash. (Reuters) – The family of a Mexican farm worker killed by police in Washington state after he pelted them with rocks has asked for an independent autopsy into his death, county officials said on Thursday.
Idaho college official accused of offering scholarships for sex
(Reuters) – The financial aid director for a community college in northern Idaho, who was accused of offering scholarships to students in exchange for sex, is no longer employed at the school, its president said on Thursday.
Washington ACLU sues state hospital district over abortion services
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington state filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the state’s third-largest public hospital district, accusing it of failing to comply with an abortion rights law.
California health officials say may not find source of measles outbreak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A senior California health official said on Thursday the source of a measles outbreak that has sickened 119 people in the state may never be identified, despite a finding that the same strain of virus had led to a wave of illnes…
Oregon couple charged with murder by abuse for starving baby
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Police in Oregon have charged a couple with murder for allegedly starving their seven-week-old baby boy to death, authorities said on Thursday. 
