Washington state protests spread over police shooting of Mexican man
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Protests over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Mexican immigrant in southeastern Washington spread to the state’s largest city, Seattle, on Wednesday, with demonstrators renewing calls for change in policing tactics in the Un…
Philadelphia approves five new charter schools
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Philadelphia’s financially distressed school district, one of the country’s biggest battlegrounds over the expansion of charter schools, approved five new charters on Wednesday in a contentious meeting marked by protests, shout…
Australian held at Guantanamo says he was tortured for five years
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Australian former Guantanamo Bay detainee said on Thursday after a U.S. military appeals court threw out his conviction on a terrorism charge that he wants his government to pay for treatment of ailments resulting from …
U.S. refinery strike passes 18th day but talks resume
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The largest U.S refinery workers strike since 1980 passed its 18th day on Wednesday but talks between union and oil company representatives over safety and pay restarted after a gap of a week and went into the night, according to a …
Hundreds possibly exposed to ‘superbug’ at UCLA Medical Center
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seven patients were infected with a potentially deadly, drug-resistant bacteria at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center and more than 100 may have been exposed to the so-called superbug, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesda…
Pressure mounts on shippers, union to settle U.S. West Coast ports dispute
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two U.S. Cabinet secretaries joined congressional leaders, three governors and a big-city mayor on Wednesday in pushing shipping lines and the dockworkers’ union to settle a contract dispute that has led to months of turmoil and…
University of California delays tuition hike as lawmakers take on budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The University of California will delay implementing a tuition hike, the latest move in a test of wills that has pitted U.C. President Janet Napolitano against state Democrats including Governor Jerry Brown.
U.S. preparing to sue Ferguson police over charges of racial bias: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to sue the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over allegations of racially discriminatory practices unless the police force agrees to make changes, CNN reported on Wednesday.
Anti-pot group says lawsuit will challenge Colorado marijuana laws
DENVER (Reuters) – Opponents of Colorado’s marijuana legalization are expected to file a federal lawsuit on Thursday that will seek to shut down the state’s new industry and which they say will accuse participants of violating racketeering laws.
California confirms 119 cases of measles in state
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Public health officials said on Wednesday that six more cases of measles had been confirmed in California, bringing to 119 the total number of people infected by a strain of the virus that has also been linked to a large outbrea…
