FDA seeks to ban trans fats in processed foods due to health risks
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed banning artificial trans fats in processed food ranging from cookies to frozen pizza, citing the risk of heart disease.
UAW leaders give nod to Williams as next president
DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) – Dennis Williams, the secretary-treasurer of the United Auto Workers, is the choice of the union’s leaders to be its next president, the UAW announced on Thursday.
FAA unveils plan for integrating drones into U.S. airspace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday released an initial plan for integrating unmanned aircraft more broadly into U.S. airspace by September 2015, along with a privacy policy for six drone test sites that will be chose…
Two tied to online drug market plead guilty to U.S. drug charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two men tied to an illegal online drug marketplace pleaded guilty to drug charges, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday, a day after the alleged mastermind of the website indicated he would plead not guilty.
Accused hijacker makes protest in Miami court over legal treatment
MIAMI (Reuters) – A former U.S. militant accused of hijacking a plane to Cuba almost 30 years ago appeared in federal court on Thursday and wasted no time registering a protest over his legal treatment.
Senate passes bill to ban discrimination against gay workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led Senate, reflecting a major shift in the past decade in public opinion, passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday to outlaw discrimination against gay workers. But the measure faces an uphill struggle in the Republic…
Speedboat driver charged in NY crash that killed bride, best man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A grand jury indicted the driver of a speedboat that crashed and killed a bride-to-be and her fiance’s best man on New York’s Hudson River after testing showed he had consumed nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol, officials said…
Lesbian ex-partner has parental rights: Florida Supreme Court
MIAMI (Reuters) – A woman who donated an egg to her lesbian partner can share parental rights to the child, the Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
Texas cemetery worker crushed to death by tombstone
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A south Texas cemetery worker was killed when a tombstone weighing more than a ton fell on him when he was trying to level the tilted slab, police said on Thursday.
Detroit did not negotiate pre-bankruptcy: financial adviser
DETROIT (Reuters) – The financial adviser for Detroit’s two pension funds testified in federal court on Thursday that the city did not negotiate prior to filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in July.
