Low oil prices have yet to rattle North Dakota small businesses
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – Even as plunging crude oil prices fuel anxiety in North Dakota, small business owners in the No. 2 U.S. oil producing state say they are confident that demand for their products and services will remain strong enough to keep…
Wisconsin mother sues youth football league over son’s suicide
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin mother filed a $5-million lawsuit against the Pop Warner youth football organization on Thursday, blaming it for her son’s suicide after years of playing the “combat sport.”
U.S. judge urges settlement in transvaginal mesh lawsuits
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) – A U.S. judge Thursday urged transvaginal mesh device makers and the women suing them to work harder to resolve their tens of thousands of lawsuits in one of the biggest U.S. mass torts in history.
Missouri boy, 6, nabbed by family to teach him fear of strangers: police
(Reuters) – Three Missouri women were arrested on Thursday and charged with kidnapping after they allegedly arranged for a man to kidnap their six-year-old relative because he was “too nice” and he needed a shock lesson in the dangers of the world.
Union rejects sixth refinery offer from Shell; talks next week
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Union leaders rejected a sixth contract offer Royal Dutch Shell Plc made to U.S. refinery workers, and a pause in negotiations was called Thursday on the fifth day of a strike, though talks are set to resume next week.
Chicago sees fiscal doomsday if court suspends pension changes
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A temporary suspension of cost-saving changes to two of Chicago public pensions funds risks credit rating downgrades that could cost millions of dollars, the city’s chief financial officer said on Thursday.
Ex-New York assemblyman convicted of federal bribery charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Democratic New York state Senator Malcolm Smith was found guilty on federal bribery charges on Thursday, authorities said, the latest conviction in a string of public corruption prosecutions that have roiled the state capita…
Washington state mulls ban on capture of killer whales for entertainment
(Reuters) – Washington state senators held a hearing on Thursday to consider banning the increasingly controversial capture or holding of killer whales for entertainment.
Lawmakers want tougher vaccine exemptions amid measles outbreak
SEATTLE/PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) – Several U.S. states are considering laws to make it harder for parents to legally opt out of vaccinating their children, as health officials fight a measles outbreak that has sickened some 120 people in more than a doz…
Navy plans more intensive review of H-53 helicopters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Thursday said it was launching a more intensive effort to ensure that any wiring or fuel line problems with its CH-53E and MH-53E heavy-lift helicopters are corrected as quickly and effectively as possible.
