Consumer group launches bid to require labels on GMO food in Oregon
PORTLAND (Reuters) – Activists seeking a tighter rein on genetically modified foods said on Thursday they planned to push ahead with a signature-gathering campaign to force a measure onto the ballot in left-leaning Oregon to require labeling on such pr…
U.S. won’t immediately deport man who took refuge in Arizona church
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – U.S. Immigration and Customs officials will not immediately act to deport a Mexican immigrant who took refuge in an Arizona church to avoid an order of deportation from a country where he has lived illegally for over a decad…
Detroit creditors dealt setback on art plan
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday refused to give some of Detroit’s creditors unfettered access to art works and related documents in order to pursue a plan to increase the pot of money available for bankrupt Detroit to pay its debts.
U.S. appeals court stays ruling overturning Idaho gay marriage ban
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday put on hold a federal judge’s ruling that overturned Idaho’s ban on gay marriage so it could consider motions for a longer stay, blocking same-sex nuptials a day before they would otherwise hav…
Pipeline breaks, spills crude oil into Los Angeles neighborhood
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A faulty valve at a petroleum pipeline pump station ruptured early on Thursday in an industrial corner of Los Angeles, spewing crude oil 40 feet into the air, onto the roof of a strip club next door, and leaving four pe…
Chicago could be freed from federal hiring oversight: attorneys
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago attorney who has fought patronage hiring in the city for 45 years said on Thursday the city has fixed its hiring practices – paving the way for Chicago to be released from federal oversight of its hiring as early as next m…
Florida hospital workers test negative for MERS virus
MIAMI (Reuters) – All of the healthcare workers who came into contact with a patient in Florida who was suffering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have tested negative for the often-deadly virus, state health officials said on Thursday.
Wildfire races toward San Diego hillside suburb
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A wall of flames dozens of feet high advanced on a hillside community near San Diego on Thursday, threatening to destroy upscale houses as eight other major blazes burned in Southern California, keeping thousands of people out of …
Pennsylvania teen charged with sending poison card to love rival
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A suburban Philadelphia teen charged with attempted murder in connection with a ricin-laced birthday card sent to try to scare off a romantic rival is headed to trial.
U.S. allows limited exceptions to ivory ban for instruments, art
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday took steps to allow limited exceptions to its broad prohibition on the commercial trade in elephant ivory, exempting certain older musical instruments with ivory components as well as ivory in muse…
