Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam War POW and U.S. senator, dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jeremiah Denton, a former U.S. senator who was held as a prisoner of war by North Vietnam for seven years and revealed his treatment by blinking the word “torture” in Morse code in a TV interview, died on Friday, the Washington P…
Court rejects challenge to meat label rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a food industry challenge to a federal regulation that specifies labeling requirements for certain meat products.
Long California drought could hit utility ratings, Fitch says
(Reuters) – A prolonged drought in California could lead to ratings downgrades on the state’s water and public power utilities unless they show a willingness to raise prices, according to a report by Fitch Ratings.
California state senator arrested in FBI sweep
(This March 26 story was corrected to fix typo in Yee’s name in last paragraph)
Team to re-enter New Mexico nuclear waste site after radiation leak
(Reuters) – An investigative team plans to re-enter an underground nuclear waste site in New Mexico next week for the first time since an accidental release of unsafe levels of radiation there last month, a U.S. Energy Department official said Thursday…
Connecticut becomes first state to pass $10.10 minimum wage
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy on Thursday signed into law a measure that will phase in the highest minimum wage of any U.S. state, in line with a push by Democrats nationwide to raise the entry-level wage.
California case challenges teacher job protection laws
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Incompetent teachers in California are holding back poor and minority children, an attorney for several students said on Thursday in closing arguments for a closely watched trial that could change the way public school teachers …
Indicted California state senator ends Secretary of State campaign
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A prominent state senator withdrew from a race for California Secretary of State on Thursday, a day after he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with corruption and conspiring to import and traffic firearms, his attorney sa…
Texas executes man who killed food delivery woman with bat
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas executed convicted murderer Anthony Doyle on Thursday as it kept the pace of executions steady while other states have had to postpone capital punishments because they cannot obtain drugs used in lethal injections.
Navy’s Sikorsky helicopters cancellation would cost government $250 million: Levin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s plan to cancel an order for 29 MH-60 Sikorsky helicopters under a current five-year agreement would trigger termination fees of at least $250 million and raise the cost of Army helicopters covered by the same cont…
