Hundreds sickened in U.S. from salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of people in 18 states have become sick from a salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken products made at three California plants owned by Foster Farms, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday.
Utah kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart recounts captivity in new memoir
(Reuters) – Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped from her Utah bedroom in 2002 as a teenager by a self-styled religious prophet and held for nine months, details her captivity in a memoir, “My Story,” published on Monday.
U.S. still in fiscal deadlock, but glimmers of hope emerge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A few faint glimmers of hope surfaced on Monday in the U.S. fiscal standoff, both in Congress and at the White House, with President Barack Obama saying he would accept a short-term increase in the nation’s borrowing authority to…
Colorado judge begins process of sorting evidence in theater shooting case
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – The judge presiding over the case of accused Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes began sorting out on Monday which evidence might be excluded from the upcoming trial, including information from online dating sites H…
Self-described anarchist gets 10 years in Ohio bridge bombing plot
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) – A self-described anarchist found guilty of conspiring to destroy a bridge that runs through a park 30 miles south of Cleveland was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday.
California governor vetoes jury service for non-citizens
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill on Monday that would have allowed non-citizen legal immigrants to serve on juries in the most populous U.S. state, saying that such service was an obligation that went along with citi…
Texas says won’t return execution drugs to pharmacy facing scrutiny
(Reuters) – Texas officials on Monday refused to return lethal drugs they plan to use for an execution this week, despite a demand from the provider which wanted to remain anonymous but has been thrust into a controversy over capital punishment.
VW labor chief backs UAW union bid for U.S. works council
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s top labor leader lent weight on Monday to efforts by U.S. union UAW to represent workers at the German company’s U.S. plant, an issue that has raised hackles among some U.S. politicians and other critics of the UAW.
Black colleges push U.S. Congress to revoke student aid changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A mere $600 stood between Christian Fair, 20, and his future this semester, when the U.S. Department of Education denied his parents a loan to help pay for his tuition and textbooks.
U.S. justices divided in Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On the first day of its new term on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided over whether lawyers, insurance brokers and others who worked with convicted swindler Allen Stanford could avoid lawsuits by investors seeking to…
