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.
Wisconsin girls, 12, charged with trying to kill classmate
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls were charged as adults with attempted murder on Monday after authorities said they lured a middle school classmate into the woods in a Milwaukee suburb and stabbed her 19 times in an attack inspired…
Virginia group hoists second huge Confederate flag along highway
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Motorists traveling a major Virginia highway now have a second supersized Confederate flag to catch their attention, even though the first banner drew protests and debate.
Acting VA chief vows to get U.S. veterans into clinics, stop abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting chief of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday pledged to swiftly address medical scheduling abuses at the agency and get thousands of veterans off waiting lists and into clinics for care.
Republicans demand hearings in Congress over soldier’s release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers angered by a White House deal to swap five Taliban prisoners for a captured U.S. soldier in Afghanistan on Monday demanded hearings over why the Obama administration reached the agreement without consulting C…
Seattle approves hike in minimum wage to $15 per hour
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The Seattle city council voted unanimously on Monday to approve a hike in the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, to be phased in over the next seven years.
Years after shooting, ex-U.S. Marine faces trial in unusual case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Navy corpsman Michael Carpeso, Marine Corporal Wilfredo Santiago and an Iraqi translator known as “Hollywood” were alone in a trailer at a Marine station in Iraq on Jan. 26, 2008 when a bullet tore through Carpeso’s head, leaving h…
San Francisco commuters stuck as transit workers call in sick
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco Bay Area train and bus commuters were stranded or facing long delays on Monday when many transit workers called in sick, days after a vote on a new contract, bringing the city’s famed cable cars to a halt.
