Peanut company officials stand trial in Georgia in deadly salmonella outbreak
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The federal trial of three former peanut company officials charged in connection with a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more began on Monday with jury selection in Albany, Georgia.
U.S. appeals court strikes down Virginia’s gay marriage ban
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court struck down Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage on Monday, the second appeals court to come out in favor of gay marriage.
Storied New York City deli Katz’s wins name battle with Florida cafe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City delicatessen Katz’s has won a legal battle to force a Florida restaurant to change its name, according to court documents made public on Monday.
Florida support for medical marijuana stays near 90 percent: poll
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Support for legalizing medical marijuana in Florida is holding steady at 88 percent despite weeks of vigorous campaigning by opponents ahead of a November referendum on the issue, a poll released on Monday showed.
Consumer spending, inventories seen lifting U.S. second-quarter GDP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth likely rebounded in the second-quarter from a winter-induced slump at the start of the year and will probably continue to gather momentum through the rest of 2014.
U.S. lawmakers expand probe of federal biolab mishaps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Monday said they were expanding their investigation of federal biosecurity lapses including problems at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that led to the mishandling of anthrax and bird flu pathogen…
Man killed, daughter hurt in Florida beach plane crash
(Reuters) – A man was killed and his daughter injured on Sunday when a small plane crash-landed on a Florida beach, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
Man found dead trapped between elevator and shaft wall in NYC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man was found dead trapped between the outside of an elevator and the wall of the elevator shaft in a New York City apartment building on Monday morning, police said.
Foreign buyers fuel concerns amid Miami luxury condo boom
MIAMI (Reuters) – As construction cranes crowd the coastline and developers strive to lure wealthy international buyers with brand name towers and lavish amenities, there are signs Miami’s latest condo boom has begun to slow and a possible oversupply could temper record prices.
Tanker with Iraqi Kurdish crude cleared to unload cargo off Texas
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan was cleared by the U.S. Coast Guard to unload its cargo at sea off Texas on Sunday as a State Department official signaled Washington would not intervene to block delivery of the cont…
