Detroit workers, retirees give bankruptcy plan a boost
(Reuters) – Detroit will head into the critical phase of its historic bankruptcy case next month with the backing of an overwhelming majority of its active and retired workers and with opposition from a small, hard-core group of hold-out creditors.
Manhunt on for armed bandits in $181,000 heist at Atlantic City casino
AVON-BY-THE-SEA N.J. (Reuters) – A manhunt was underway on Tuesday for masked bandits who reportedly stole roughly $181,000 in an armed robbery at Caesar’s Atlantic City casino in New Jersey, police said.
Race for North Dakota’s agriculture commissioner is all about oil
TOWNER North Dakota (Reuters) – North Dakota’s biggest oil producers have picked a side and put money into an obscure election for the state’s agriculture commissioner, hoping to ward off a rising Democratic challenger who could limit development of ne…
Father posts photo of sexually abused son online in donation plea
(Reuters) – A Florida father who severely beat an 18-year-old man he said he caught sexually assaulting his son posted the child’s photo on a fundraising website to solicit donations for the boy’s recovery, police said on Tuesday.
Wawona Packing recalls fruit over listeria concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wawona Packing Co is recalling fresh Sweet 2 Eat brand peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots because of potential contamination by listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Three injured when home explodes north of Houston
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Three people were critically burned when a house exploded near a city north of Houston on Tuesday, with the blast felt for miles, officials said.
Georgia voters to pick Republican U.S. Senate nominee after long fight
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A drawn-out fight between an 11-term congressman and a former Fortune 500 chief executive in a key U.S. Senate race is due to be decided by Georgia’s Republican voters on Tuesday.
‘Slenderman’ attack victim receives Purple Heart from an anonymous well wisher
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin girl stabbed 19 times in a murder plot allegedly hatched by two classmates to win favor with a fictional Internet character, has been sent a prestigious Purple Heart medal by an anonymous well-wisher, the victim’s fami…
U.S. judge dismisses Republican lawsuit over Obamacare subsidy for Congress
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A federal judge has thrown out a U.S. Senator’s legal challenge to a part of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that grants health insurance subsidies for members of Congress and their staffs.
‘Slenderman’ attack victim receives Purple Heart from an anonymous well wisher
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin girl stabbed 19 times in a murder plot allegedly hatched by two classmates to win favor with a fictional Internet character, has been sent a prestigious Purple Heart medal by an anonymous well-wisher, the victim’s fami…
