Regulators warn parents to stop using ‘Nap Nanny’ after sixth death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. safety experts on Tuesday warned families to stop using an infant recliner called the “Nap Nanny” after discovering a sixth death has been tied to the product.
Judge lets conspiracy charge stand in fatal Philadelphia cave-in
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Two men accused in a deadly Philadelphia building collapse battled criminal charges in court on Tuesday, two days shy of the anniversary of the cave-in that killed six people and badly injured several others.
Tunisian accused of train plot link admits lying to officials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Tunisian man accused of ties to an unsuccessful plot to derail a Canada-U.S. passenger train on Tuesday accepted a plea offer in federal court that includes no terrorism charges.
Florida officials take custody of child protection worker’s kids
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Florida child protection investigators took custody of six children from one of their co-workers whose house was raided by narcotics agents, authorities reported.
Prominent advocate for Texas Democrat women dies in car crash
DALLAS (Reuters) – The executive director of Annie’s List, a Texas advocacy group that is a strong supporter of Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis and other Democratic women politicians, was killed in a car accident in the Dallas area, the group said on Tuesday.
Quality Egg admits to selling tainted eggs, bribing official
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Quality Egg LLC and two top executives on Tuesday admitted to selling substandard eggs containing a “poisonous” substance and bribing a federal inspector in a food-safety scandal that sickened tens of thousands, the U.S. Department …
Chicago sues painkiller makers for deceptive marketing
(Reuters) – The city of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against five large narcotics makers alleging they contributed to the country’s prescription drug epidemic by deceptively promoting their painkillers.
Small plane crashes near McDonald’s drive-thru in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A small plane crashed into a northern Louisiana McDonald’s parking lot near the drive-thru on Tuesday, injuring the pilot and wrecking a car, an airport official said.
Church group removes Alabama billboard quoting Hitler
BIRMINGHAM Ala. (Reuters) – A billboard featuring a quote from Adolf Hitler next to pictures of five smiling children was taken down on Tuesday in the city of Auburn, Alabama at the request of the church group that bought it after the sign drew critici…
NSA chief says agency not collecting visual images of U.S. people
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency is not routinely collecting visual images of people in the United States or mining photographs taken for U.S. drivers’ licenses, the four-star U.S. Navy admiral who runs the spy agency said on Tu…
