Backyard pesticides show up increasingly in California watersheds: report
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Levels of a type of pesticide commonly used in backyard gardens and on farms have increased in urban and rural watersheds in California, the state said in a report released Wednesday.
Virginia woman waives hearing on Islamic State charges
(Reuters) – A Virginia woman on Wednesday waived a preliminary hearing on terrorism charges over allegedly lying to U.S. investigators about using social media to promote and recruit for the militant Islamic State group.
JetBlue to charge for checked bags in new airfare class
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp announced new checked baggage fees on Wednesday and plans to stuff more seats into its aircraft, prompting praise from Wall Street, but a chorus of criticism from consumers.
Obama to offer deportation relief to 250,000 farm workers: union
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s immigration reforms would lift the threat of deportation for at least 250,000 undocumented people who work on farms, Arturo Rodriguez, the president of the United Farm Workers union said on Wednesday afte…
U.S. GAO sees drop in successful contract protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of successful U.S. contract protests fell sharply in fiscal 2014 to 13 percent, the lowest rate seen in over a decade, but government agencies are taking other corrective actions at a higher rate, the U.S. Government A…
Suspects accused in Florida of billing Medicare for overseas patients
MIAMI (Reuters) – Several employees of a south Florida company were arrested on Wednesday and accused of billing more than $25 million to Medicare and Medicaid on behalf of U.S. citizens living in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
In rarity, U.S. judge takes witness stand in corruption appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge took the witness stand on Wednesday to defend her handling of the corruption case of former New York City councilman Larry Seabrook, who says he deserves a new trial after his brother and aide were allegedly excluded f…
U.S. judge strikes down Montana’s gay marriage ban
(Reuters) – A federal judge struck down Montana’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional on Wednesday, handing gay rights advocates the latest in a wave of legal victories as the nation awaits a potential definitive ruling on the matter by the U….
Plan advances to increase University of California tuition
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The University of California would raise tuition by more than 25 percent over five years under a plan passed on Wednesday by a committee of the system’s governing board, a move strongly opposed by Democratic Governor Jerry…
Part of lawsuit settled in Allman movie filming death in Georgia
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The parents of a camera assistant killed on the rural Georgia set of “Midnight Rider,” a film about rock singer Gregg Allman, has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against the film’s production company and director, the parents’ lawy…
