Bloomberg reports how the Trial of the Pyx, which ended on Friday, reviews newly-minted coins produced by the country's official coin maker, the Royal Mint Ltd via a decades-old legal procedure.
Fire investigator Paul Doughty told reporters that a caribiner tested to hold more than the combined weight of the Ringling Bros circus performers and the rig had snapped, causing nine of them and two people injuries, CNN reported.
CNN said critics are appalled at how a Dallas court judge only sentenced a convicted 20 year-old rapist to just 45 days in probation for forcing sex on a 14 year-old girl.
On Monday, Reuters said the state of Maryland has joined California, Hawaii, Connecticut and the District of Columbia in raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by a ratification of a state wage increase.
