Jurors ordered to keep deliberating in Los Angeles Dodgers lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jurors weighing a $37 million lawsuit against the Los Angeles Dodgers and their former owner by a fan who was badly beaten at the team’s stadium on Opening Day 2011 told a judge on Wednesday they had been unable to reach a verdi…
Ohio teenage wrestler died from caffeine overdose -coroner
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A healthy 18-year-old Ohio high school wrestler died last month from an overdose of powdered caffeine, a county coroner said on Wednesday.
Facebook removes hunting photos of Texas teen that raised ire
DALLAS (Reuters) – Facebook has removed some photographs of a Texas teenager posing with freshly killed animals she hunted during a recent safari in South Africa that had been criticized by users as inappropriate, the company said on Wednesday.
Californians don’t like wage gap, disagree on how to fix it: poll
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Most Californians say the wage gap has gotten worse in the most populous U.S. state, but divide along party lines on what to do about it, a new poll shows.
U.S. increases security at overseas airports amid bomb concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it would increase security at overseas airports with nonstop flights to the country and U.S. officials cited concerns al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be …
Colorado woman accused of supporting Islamist insurgents in Iraq and Syria
DENVER (Reuters) – Federal authorities in Denver have arrested a woman accused of providing material support to Islamist insurgents fighting the governments of Syria and Iraq, and of conspiring to commit an offense against the United States, officials …
New York reaches deal with city’s biggest public sector union
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has signed a tentative contract with the city largest public sector labor group, District Council 37, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday.
Wildfire near California’s wine country threatens homes
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In the midst of a statewide drought, a wildfire has consumed 3,200 acres (1,295 hectares) near Northern California’s Napa Valley wine country, threatening nearly 400 homes and prompting evacuations, officials said Wednesday.
New York construction companies accused of safety scam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two New York City construction companies and seven people have been accused of leaving 40 Manhattan construction sites unsupervised, conducting fraudulent inspections and falsifying records, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
U.S. investigators will not reopen TWA Flight 800 crash probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday it will not reconsider its finding that the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 was caused by a fuel tank explosion.
