Retiring UAW chief sees road paved for union gains in South
DETROIT (Reuters) – Retiring United Auto Workers President Bob King said that while he did not achieve his goal of organizing a foreign-owned auto plant on U.S. soil, he believes he laid the groundwork for more than one to be brought into the union fol…
San Jose pot clubs to offer voters free weed on California primary day
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California voters can expect to receive free weed from some pot clubs in the Bay Area city of San Jose for casting ballots in state primary elections next Tuesday that include local races and battles for governor and secretary…
Police investigate string of sexual assaults in Philadelphia
(Reuters) – Police in Philadelphia said on Friday they believe the same man is responsible for a string of sexual assaults in Northeast Philadelphia that have grown increasingly violent with each incident.
State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Friday confirmed that an American citizen had carried out a suicide bombing in Syria.
Obama accepts veterans affairs chief resignation with ‘regret’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned on Friday after a political firestorm over widespread delays in veterans’ medical care, leaving President Barack Obama with a freer hand to address systemic problems bedevili…
State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department on Friday confirmed that an American citizen had carried out a suicide bombing in Syria.
New Jersey man gets life in prison for deadly college party shooting
(Reuters) – A New Jersey man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for fatally shooting a college student and wounding four others during a party near Seton Hall University in 2010.
San Francisco offers waterfront site to George Lucas for museum
(Reuters) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has offered George Lucas 2.3 acres of waterfront real estate in hopes that the director will locate a proposed arts and culture museum in the city, a spokeswoman for the mayor’s office said on Friday.
Visine in coffee sickens teacher; student may be charged
(Reuters) – A Michigan high school student accused of sickening a teacher by putting Visine eye solution in her coffee could face felony tampering charges, police said on Friday.
Florida continues to lead U.S. in identity, tax fraud
MIAMI (Reuters) – Despite efforts by federal officials to crack down on rampant identity theft linked to hundreds of millions of dollars of fraudulently claimed tax refunds, South Florida continues to lead the nation for these scams.
