How the NLRB may expand responsibility for labor violations
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is expected to rule soon on if, and how, companies can be held responsible for labor violations carried out by their contractors or franchisees – a move that could have far-reac…
Man gets seven years for mailing bomb to hardline Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man convicted of mailing an improvised bomb to hardline Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio from northern Arizona last year was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
Obama makes Alaska’s Bristol Bay area off limits for oil drilling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday designated the fish-rich Bristol Bay area of Alaska “off limits” for oil and gas leasing, the White House said, drawing praise from environmental groups.
Pennsylvania suspect in family killings dead of self-inflicted cuts
EAGLEVILLE, Pa. (Reuters) – An Iraq War veteran sought in the killing of six family members in Pennsylvania was found dead on Tuesday of “self-inflicted cutting wounds” following a two-day manhunt, authorities said.
U.S. court to hear case on blocking executions in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A federal judge in Oklahoma will hear arguments starting on Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by 21 death row inmates trying to halt future executions there after a troubled lethal injection this year led the state to revamp its de…
Jury gets case of Montana homeowner who shot German student
MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) – A jury began deliberating on Tuesday over whether a Montana homeowner committed a crime when he fatally shot a German exchange student who entered his garage, in a case testing the state’s version of a “castle doctrine” self…
Florida man pleads guilty to helping baseball star Puig flee Cuba
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida man who received $2.5 million after helping to smuggle Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Yasiel Puig out of Cuba pleaded guilty on Tuesday, according to court documents.
U.S. teens’ use of alcohol, cigarettes at 40-year low, study finds
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fewer U.S. teenagers are consuming alcohol or smoking cigarettes than at any time in at least 40 years, although their use of many illicit drugs remains steady, according to a national study released on Tuesday.
Chinese student pleads guilty in U.S. to arms export conspiracy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – A Chinese man in the United States on a student visa pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to export illegally to China high-tech sensors used by the defense industry, a federal prosecutor in New Mexico said.
No credible sign of plot on theaters over Sony movie: U.S. officials
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. security agencies are investigating a threat against theaters planning to show Sony Corp’s controversial movie about an assassination of the leader of North Korea, and so far they have seen no real sign of an active plot, two U….
