Tentative deal averts strike at New York City’s largest produce market
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Workers at New York City’s largest wholesale produce market said on Saturday they had reached a tentative contract agreement, putting off a strike that could have disrupted produce supplies to thousands of restaurants.
Arrest of U.S. FAA inspector prompts new security rules, training
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday suspended a program that allows its inspectors to skip security checkpoints on the job after one of them was arrested with a firearm in his carry-on bag, according to officials and media …
New Jersey mother charged with burning newborn to death
(Reuters) – A New Jersey woman was charged on Saturday with killing her newborn baby by setting her on fire and leaving her burning in the middle of a roadway, law enforcement said.
Donations pour in for Phoenix newborn quadruplets after mom dies
(Reuters) – Thousands of dollars of donations have poured in from around the world to help pay for the care for newborn quadruplets of a Phoenix mother who died after giving birth to them, a fundraising website set up in the woman’s name announced on S…
Cuomo wants statewide ‘affirmative consent’ campus sex assault bill
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that he would push for legislation requiring both public and private universities in the state to enact a uniform sexual assault policy requiring “affirmative consent” in their definitions of …
Authorities hunt Kentucky teen couple suspected of multi-state crime spree
(Reuters) – Teenage sweethearts from Kentucky who ran away from home two weeks ago are suspected of carrying out a multi-state crime spree, stealing several vehicles and cashing stolen checks, a law enforcement official said on Saturday.
Husband injures wife, kills man, self in Florida mall
MELBOURNE, Fla. (Reuters) – A man armed with “several pockets full of ammunition” opened fire at a Florida shopping mall on Saturday, injuring his wife and killing another man before fatally shooting himself, police said.
CBS suspends sports analyst Greg Anthony after his arrest
(Reuters) – CBS Sports basketball analyst Greg Anthony has been suspended indefinitely by the network, a CBS spokesperson said on Saturday, a day after he was arrested in Washington, D.C., on a charge of soliciting prostitution.
Rally in support of police planned for Washington, D.C
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of people were expected to march in the nation’s capital on Saturday in a show of support for law enforcement across the country and to speak out against what they say is an anti-police climate, rally organizers said.
Harsh world of slavery focus of Louisiana plantation museum
WALLACE, La. (Reuters) – Life-size sculptures of slave children haunt the clapboard church on the grounds of the old sugar cane plantation, where ceramic heads of black men will soon sway on pikes in the Louisiana breeze.
