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DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities are reducing to 90 the number of people missing from a rural community wiped out by a mudslide in Washington state. No victims were recovered today, leaving the official death toll at 16, with an additional eight bodies located but not recovered. Snohomish County authorities say they expect to update the toll tomorrow morning.
CHICAGO (AP) — It's a stunning ruling that could revolutionize college sports. A federal agency says Northwestern University football players can create the nation's first union of college athletes. A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board says the players "fall squarely" within the broad definition of employee. The university plans to appeal to labor officials in Washington, D.C.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says he'll sign a new minimum wage bill into law. Legislators approved it today. The bill raises the state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2017. The Democrat says "Increasing the minimum wage is not just good for workers, it's also good for business." President Barack Obama wants the same rate for the federal wage.
BRUSSELS (AP) — President Barack Obama and other NATO leaders say they do not intend for the West's dispute with Russia over Ukraine to turn into a military conflict. But the White House says the U.S. plans to join with other nations in the military alliance in increasing ground and naval forces in Eastern Europe. It appears to be symbolic support for NATO members near Russia's borders.
NEW YORK (AP) — A new report say the number of known executions around the world rose almost 15 percent in 2013, and the United States was among the five countries putting the most people to death. The Amnesty International report says the 778 judicial executions in 22 countries the group was able to count last year don't include the thousands of people put to death in China.
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