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.
Victim in New Orleans Bourbon Street shootout dies
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A 21-year-old woman caught in the crossfire of a weekend shootout on New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street has died, police said on Wednesday.
GMO labeling initiative moves a step closer to Oregon ballot
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – An initiative requiring mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods in Oregon moved one step closer to the November ballot on Wednesday after advocates said they submitted more than enough qualifying signatures to the state. 
Mississippi U.S. Senate candidate vows to fight defeat
(Reuters) – Chris McDaniel, who lost Mississippi’s Republican U.S. Senate primary last week, on Wednesday blamed his defeat on illegal voting by Democrats and asked supporters for money to mount a legal challenge to the runoff election results.
