U.S. Top News: Even as U.S. economic opportunity falls, study finds broader gains

	Click to View in Browser 06/24/2014 Even as U.S. economic opportunity falls, study finds broader gains WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic opportunity has dropped in the United States over the past 40 years, but a broader gauge of opportunity incorporating crime, education and healthcare has been on the rise, according to a study released on Tuesday. California's top court says Target not required to carry in-store defibrillators SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California's top court on Monday unanimously ruled that large retailers are not required to provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) inside their stores, deciding in favor of Target Corp in a wrongful death lawsuit brought after a shopper's sudden death. Republican favored in Florida special congressional election TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) - Voters in southwest Florida on Tuesday were expected to pick another Republican to replace U.S. Representative Trey Radel, who resigned in January after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine. New York Representative Rangel faces voters in congressional primary NEW YORK (Reuters) - Voters in New York City's Harlem neighborhood and parts of the Bronx will go to the polls on Tuesday to decide the political fate of U.S. Representative Charles Rangel, who is running for a 23rd term in Congress. Asiana crash hearing to focus on pilots: U.S. safety board ex-chair WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former head of the U.S. transportation safety regulator said pilot error will likely be the focus of a hearing on Tuesday on the cause of an Asiana Airlines crash at San Francisco International Airport last July in which three passengers died. Seattle hiking expert Sykes died of hypothermia: official SEATTLE (Reuters) - Prominent Seattle hiking enthusiast and author Karen Sykes, whose body was found near Mount Rainier after she disappeared during a trail hike, died of hypothermia, an official in Washington state said on Monday. Crowded rails in U.S. coal country throw miners, utilities out of gear (Reuters) - Coal miners and power companies are both suffering as railroads struggle to clear a backlog of coal stuck in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana after the harshest winter in over a decade. Major earthquake hits off Alaska's Aleutian Islands JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck deep under the ocean floor near Alaska's Aleutian Islands, triggering shaking felt over vast distances and setting off a small tsunami, the National Tsunami Warning Center said. Review finds 'inexplicable delays' in Pennsylvania's handling of Sandusky case HARRISBURG Penn. (Reuters) - A highly anticipated review of the child sex abuse case against Jerry Sandusky released on Monday found delays in prosecuting the former Penn State football coach but no evidence of political interference by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett during his time as attorney general. Mormon church excommunicates prominent U.S. activist Kate Kelly SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Prominent Mormon activist Kate Kelly was excommunicated by her church on Monday for violating its "laws and order" after advocating for women's ordination, a view that leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said amounted to apostasy. Related Video Hondurans flee violence Journalist's family condemns jail term Great Debate Iraq troubles are unlikely to bring new oil crisis Is this Obama's 'malaise' moment? A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend