Tough talk from Shell, union as refinery pay talks resume
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Negotiations were getting underway late on Tuesday between Royal Dutch Shell Plc and union leaders over a new wage contract for U.S. refinery workers who have been on strike for three days, both sides said.
FBI offers reward for Ohio man wanted for murders, robberies
(Reuters) – The FBI on Tuesday offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected of murdering an elderly Ohio couple and taking part in a string of armed robberies in three states.
Ex-NFL star consoled alleged victim’s girlfriend: witness
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez consoled the girlfriend of his alleged victim at the Massachusetts home where he lived with her sister, telling her he had “been through this death thing before,” the woma…
Lawsuit seeks to remedy foster care problems in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Lawyers representing foster children in Arizona filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday saying a failed system had exposed the youths to unreasonable harm and complaining that officials had not swiftly investigated reports of maltreatmen…
Imprisoned shoe bomber says attack on U.S. plane OK under Islamic law
(Reuters) – More than 13 years after his failed attempt to blow up a passenger plane with explosives hidden in his shoes, Richard Reid told U.S. researchers he believes his actions were permissible under Islamic law, according to correspondence release…
Texas boy, 9, suspended from school over magic
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A 9-year-old Texas boy with a fondness for magic and “The Lord of the Rings” movies has been suspended from school after telling a classmate he would make him disappear, doing a trick he saw in one of the films, the boy’s fath…
Boston bombing trial jury selection could wrap up next week: court
BOSTON (Reuters) – Jury selection for the trial of the accused Boston Marathon bomber could wrap up by the end of next week, despite stormy weather that has delayed the process, officials at U.S. District Court in Boston said on Tuesday.
Trial focuses on 1979 day when missing New York boy was last seen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the trial of a former deli worker accused of kidnapping and murdering a 6-year-old boy in New York City in 1979 laid out details in court on Tuesday of the last day the child was seen alive.
Washington State sets up third poultry quarantine amid avian flu worries
(Reuters) – The state of Washington said Tuesday it has established a third poultry quarantine zone after state officials discovered that a flock of about 100 birds in Okanogan County was infected with the avian influenza virus.
Same-sex couples poised to marry in Alabama after stay denied
(Reuters) – Same-sex weddings could begin in Alabama next week after a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday refused a request by the state’s attorney general to delay gay marriages until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether states can forbid them.
