U.S. fast-food workers protest over pay, hundreds arrested
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. fast-food workers staged protests in some 150 cities on Thursday in a fight for higher pay, and organizers said more than 450 were arrested from Manhattan’s Times Square to Los Angeles.
Amazon, U.S. mail test grocery deliveries around San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has begun using the U.S. Postal Service to deliver groceries on a trial basis in the San Francisco area, in a potential boost for the online retailer’s fledgling but gradually expanding “AmazonFresh” service.
AriZona iced tea brand co-founders make final pitch in NY trial
MINEOLA N.Y. (Reuters) – The privately held U.S. producer of AriZona iced tea might face insolvency if the judge overseeing a dispute between its founders sets its value at $3 billion or greater, a lawyer for the co-owner running the company said Thurs…
Upstate New York police officer shot to death while pursuing suspect
(Reuters) – A police officer was shot and killed in the upstate New York city of Rochester on Wednesday night while pursuing a suspect following a traffic stop, police said.
U.S. Justice Department to investigate Ferguson police after teen shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday it will launch a civil investigation into the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, where unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white policeman last mon…
Parents found dead in Texas home where dead son discovered in January: lawyer
DALLAS (Reuters) – A man and woman discovered dead in a suburban Dallas home were the parents of a 10-year-old boy found dead in January in a bathtub at the same residence, leading to the arrest of the mother, the family’s lawyer said on Thursday.
Nevada museum blast resulted from ‘simple oversight,’ fire official says
(Reuters) – A chemical flash that injured 13 people, including several children, in a Nevada museum was triggered by a “simple oversight” by a presenter trying to simulate a smoke tornado for visitors, a fire official said on Thursday.
U.S. Justice Department to examine St. Louis County police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday that the Justice Department is reviewing the way the St. Louis County Police Department in Missouri responded to protesters in Ferguson in the wake of the shooting death of unarm…
Man tied to deadly 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak arrested
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Thursday arrested a pharmacist linked to a 2012 outbreak of meningitis, which killed 64 people across the United States, as he was boarding a flight out of the country, Justice Department officials in Boston said.
More U.S. households smoke-free, study says
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Nearly twice as many U.S. households are smoke-free compared to 20 years ago, reflecting an increased awareness of the health hazards from secondhand smoke, but too many people still are exposed, according to a federal study release…
