Contest tightens on measure to enact $15 minimum wage near Seattle
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Late-arriving ballots in a vote to enact a $15 per hour minimum wage for many airport, travel and hospitality workers in a Seattle suburb have turned sharply negative, throwing the outcome into doubt even as opponents su…
Man surfaces at San Diego church 34 years after abduction to Mexico
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A U.S.-born man who was abducted as a child, taken to Mexico and robbed of all his money in a harrowing trek back to the United States more than three decades later has found refuge at a San Diego church that is trying to reunite …
Florida, Texas execute men convicted of murders
TALLAHASSEE, Fla./AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Both Florida and Texas executed convicted murderers on Tuesday, with Florida using a new drug in its lethal injection procedure that has been challenged in court by death row inmates who say it would leave th…
Senate Republicans block another Obama judicial nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a third nominee by President Barack Obama to the same federal appeals court, prompting a renewed warning by Democrats of a possible rules change to end such procedural roadblocks.
Analysis: As Alabama derailment flames fade, new oil-by-rail questions arise
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The second explosive oil-train derailment this year, which has finally burned out in rural Alabama, may raise new questions about the safety of the crude-by-rail boom, pointing to problems beyond those that surfaced following the e…
Florida executes man convicted of 1991 rape and murder
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida executed a convicted rapist and murderer on Tuesday in the first of two executions scheduled across the United States.
Suspects held on $1 million bond in boxer Alexis Urbina’s murder
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Two men accused of beating 17-year-old champion youth boxer and Olympic hopeful Alexis Urbina to death during an attempted robbery at his Phoenix-area home in September were ordered held on $1 million bail during a court hearing on …
Before NY shooting, Iranian band thrived while another struggled
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When the Yellow Dogs were still playing secret gigs in their native Iran, even the unruly hairstyles of the four 20-something members of the indie-rock band were enough to get them in trouble with the police.
With a new book out, Sarah Palin greets supporters
BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin kicked off a promotional tour for her book “Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas” on Tuesday in the aptly named town of Bethlehem, where fans brave…
Alec Baldwin tears up while testifying against accused stalker
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Actor Alec Baldwin was moved to tears while testifying on Tuesday in the trial of an aspiring Canadian actress charged with stalking him and his wife, calling the accused “dangerous” and saying that he just wanted her to leave him …
