White powder scare at Minnesota governor’s mansion
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Two employees at the Minnesota governor’s mansion were decontaminated as a precaution on Monday after staff members opened a letter and found a small amount of white powder, a state spokesman said.
Auction of skull of Civil War soldier found at Gettysburg canceled
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Facing wide criticism, including from the National Parks Service, an auction house has canceled plans to sell the skull of a Civil War soldier and military relics found near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Ex-Brooklyn district attorney may have misused public funds -report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An investigation into former six-term Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes found his office spent more than $200,000 in seized criminal funds on consultant services for his failed reelection campaign last year, a report said on…
Seattle approves hike in minimum wage to $15 per hour
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The Seattle city council voted unanimously on Monday to approve a sharp increase in the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next seven years, marking the first time a major U.S. city has committed to such a high base level o…
Police arrest protesters who stormed Albuquerque mayor’s office
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Police in New Mexico arrested more than a dozen protesters including a University of New Mexico professor who stormed and briefly occupied the Albuquerque mayor’s office on Monday in a demonstration against what they called…
Intel VP among six Mt. Rainier climbers missing and presumed dead
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An Intel vice president is among six climbers missing and presumed dead in the worst accident in three decades on Washington’s Mount Rainier, the company said on Monday as search efforts for the group were scaled back.
Transgender man sues NY City over locker room access
New York, Reuters – A transgender man has sued the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for discrimination, saying staff at a public pool told him to use the women’s locker room.
Bear badly mauls hunter in Montana
(Reuters) – A man who was hunting for bears with his father in a remote corner of southwestern Montana had the tables turned on him when he was mauled by a bruin over the weekend, state wildlife officials said on Monday.
Seattle approves hike in minimum wage to $15 per hour
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The Seattle city council voted unanimously on Monday to approve a sharp increase in the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next seven years, marking the first time a major U.S. city has committed to such a high base level o…
Missouri man admits bogus threats to city water supplies
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – A Missouri man pleaded guilty on Monday to making bogus telephone reports in October that water supplies would be contaminated in four cities in Missouri and Kansas.
